Scheduled air date: 1997 Sep 15-21

Mercury at Greatest Elongation near Regulus, 1997 Sep 16, 6:20am (Latitude 40°N).

The Sun crosses the Celestial Equator, 1997 Sep 22.

The Sun rises exactly due East the morning of September 22nd...

...and sets exactly due West that evening.
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