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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Yungang Grottoes, Datong, China
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Bavarian Alps, Germany
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Venice Skatepark, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Seceda, Dolomites, South Tyrol, Italy
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Koala, Australia
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Magellanic penguins, Volunteer Point, Falkland Islands
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Chattooga River in North Carolina, United States
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Archway Islands, Wharariki Beach, South Island, New Zealand
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Hungarian Parliament Building, Budapest, Hungary
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Vinh Hy Bay, Vietnam
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Mendenhall Glacier, Alaska, United States
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Lake Tanganyika, Africa
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Bora Bora in French Polynesia
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Eurasian red squirrel
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Saint-Pierre-Quiberon, France
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Bláhver, Hveravellir, Iceland
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Green-crowned brilliant
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Aerial view of land and ocean, Victoria, Australia
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Pedra Furada, Jericoacoara, Brazil
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Bandon Beach in Bandon, Oregon, United States
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Prosecco Hills, Veneto, Italy
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Armbrug bridge, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Merced River, Yosemite National Park, California, United States
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African elephant calf, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
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Ore Mountains, Saxony, Germany
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St Marks Clock Tower, Venice, Italy
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Verdon Gorge, France
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Wheatear, Peak District National Park, England
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Heri es-Swani in Meknes, Morocco
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