Ever wondered why some days feel endless while others pass in the blink of an eye? This fascinating rhythm of day and night is closely tied to a remarkable event called the solstice. Occurring twice a year, solstices mark the moments when the Sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky at noon, resulting the longest and shortest days of the year. There are two solstices each year: the summer solstice and the winter solstice.
Dawn light through frosty trees, Sweden
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A male chaffinch in a crab apple tree
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Ring of Brodgar, Orkney, Scotland
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Black-and-white ruffed lemur
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Manarola, Cinque Terre National Park, Liguria, Italy
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Blue walls of Chefchaouen, Morocco
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Jim Corbett National Park, India
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St. James Tidal Pool, Cape Town, South Africa
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Caribbean flamingos, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico
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Allens hummingbird
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Jellyfish, Guerrero, Mexico
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Snow leopards, India
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Þorrablót, Icelandic midwinter festival
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Manatee in Crystal River, Florida, United States
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Koala, Australia
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North Sea at sunset, Norddorf, Germany
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Mannheim Water Tower, Germany
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Masai giraffes in the Serengeti
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Coral reef surrounding the island of Monuriki, Mamanuca Islands, Fiji
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Paradise Cave, Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Vietnam
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Coral reef in the Indian Ocean, Mayotte, France
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Great Basin National Park, Nevada, United States
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South Stack Lighthouse, Holyhead, Wales, UK
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The Eiskapelle, Bavaria, Germany
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Fumacinha Waterfall, Chapada Diamantina, Brazil
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Cinque Torri, Dolomites, Italy
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Cottage and Tŵr Mawr lighthouse, Ynys Llanddwyn, Wales, United Kingdom
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Skåne County, Sweden
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Rio Grande, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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Heidelberg, Germany
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Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, Canada
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