earth photo day and night are split in half esa says winter is coming

Space agencies keep an eye on our solar system. Many satellites explore our planets including the Sun and Earth from space. In this context, the European Space Agency (ESA) shared a picture on Saturday. In this, day can be seen in half of the earth's surface and night in the other half. The image posted on the social media platform X also suggests that autumn is about to arrive in the Northern Hemisphere. Confirming this, the space agency wrote, winter is coming. Our Sun crossed the celestial equator. This indicates that winter is about to arrive in the Northern Hemisphere.

According to the report of NDTV, users are also reacting to this picture. One wrote, this is an interesting post. Another user wrote, Unbelievable! In the photo shown by ESA, areas of Africa, Europe and the Middle East can be clearly seen.

Winter is coming ❄️

Day and night are split in half today, as the Sun crossed the celestial equator in the sky at 07:50 BST/08:50 CEST marking the autumn equinox in the Northern Hemisphere.

This #Meteosat image was taken at 09:00 BST/10:00 CEST this morning (pic: EUMETSAT) pic.twitter.com/t7oUI36ai4

— ESA (@esa) September 23, 2023

According to Space.com, astronomically autumn has begun in the Northern Hemisphere and spring has begun in the Southern Hemisphere. The report says that the Sun is now shifting towards the southern hemisphere of the Earth with direct light. For the last 6 months, there was direct sunlight on the northern part of our planet.

The report says that for most of the year the Earth's axis is tilted either towards the Sun or away from it. This means that the northern and southern parts of our planet receive different levels of light from the Sun. However, sunlight reaches both hemispheres equally.

Talking about the Indian subcontinent, the monsoon will now gradually start bidding farewell from the northern part of the country. After the second week of October, a slight change in the weather will start appearing.