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Everything you need to know about the summer solstice
with the arrival of the summer solstice. So what is a solstice, exactly? It's the result of Earth's north-south axis being tilted 23.4 degrees toward the sun. This tilt causes different amounts of ...
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Summer Solstice 2024 is the earliest in over 200 years!
Thursday, June 20 is the official first day of northern astronomical summer for 2024 — Summer ... (princessdlaf/Getty Images) Globes are nearly always tilted to one side, to reflect the 23.4 ...
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When is the summer solstice, the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere? Find out what it is, and its meaning
The summer solstice is almost here. The highly-anticipated event will take place at 10:58 a.m. ET on Wednesday 21st of June. For people who live in the northern hemisphere, it will be the longest ...
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What To See In The Night Sky This Week: June 20-26, 2022
Get somewhere rural and look southeast after dark! Tuesday, June 21, 2022: Summer Solstice, five naked-eye planets and a Last Quarter Moon Today it’s the June solstice—summer solstice in the ...
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The winter solstice is on Monday. A planetary scientist's simple animation explains what solstices are and how they work.
For the southern hemisphere, it signifies the opposite: shortening days and the dawning of summer. To illustrate what's going on with the solstice, Dr. James O'Donoghue, a planetary scientist at ...