( ( During ( this process ) ) ( , ( ( the sun ) ( ( is ( ( ( ( shining directly ) ( over ( ( the ( earth 's ) ) equator ) ) ) , ) ( ( bathing ( ( the ( earth 's ) ) ( northern ( and ( southern hemispheres ) ) ) ) ) ( in ( ( nearly ( an ( equal amount ) ) ) ( of sunlight ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) ) ) )
(ROOT (S (PP (IN During) (NP (DT this) (NN process))) (, ,) (NP (DT the) (NN sun)) (VP (VBZ is) (VP (VBG shining) (ADVP (RB directly)) (PP (IN over) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN earth) (POS 's)) (NN equator))) (, ,) (S (VP (VBG bathing) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN earth) (POS 's)) (JJ northern) (CC and) (JJ southern) (NNS hemispheres)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (RB nearly) (DT an) (JJ equal) (NN amount)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN sunlight))))))))) (. .)))
During this process, the sun is shining directly over the earth's equator, bathing the earth's northern and southern hemispheres in nearly an equal amount of sunlight.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT The) (NN equator)) (PP (IN on) (NP (NN earth)))) (VP (VBZ receives) (NP (DT the) (ADJP (RBS most) (JJ direct)) (NN sunlight))) (. .)))
The equator on earth receives the most direct sunlight.