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Celebrate the Arrival of Spring at the UMass Sunwheel

03/13/2009

The public is invited to witness the sunrise and sunset associated with the vernal equinox among the standing stones of the UMass Amherst Sunwheel on Friday, March 20 and Saturday, March 21, at 6:45 a.m. and 6 p.m. both days. This year's Sunwheel events not only mark the astronomical change of seasons when length of day and night are approximately equal, but they celebrate the International Year of Astronomy in 2009.