On reviewing the conduct of Captain Thorn, and examining his peevish and somewhat whimsical correspondence, the impression left upon our mind is, upon the whole, decidedly in his favor. Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington View in context.n reviewing the conduct of Captain Thorn, and examining his peevish and somewhat whimsical correspondence, the impression left upon our mind is, upon the whole, decidedly in his favor. Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington View in context.
Equinoxes are opposite on either side of the equator, so the autumnal (fall) equinox in the Northern Hemisphere is the spring (vernal) equinox in the Southern Hemisphere and vice versa. Equinoxes and solstices happen twice a year. Equinoxes and solstices mark the start of astronomical seasons.
1 Astronomically speaking, the March equinox occurs when the Sun crosses the celestial equator on its way north along the ecliptic. 2  In the Northern Hemisphere, the March equinox is known as the vernal, or spring, equinox, and marks the start of the spring season.