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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Saint-François, Guadeloupe, Caribbean
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Central Park, New York, United States
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Glenariff Forest Park, Northern Ireland, UK
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Lake Tanganyika, Africa
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Channel Country, Australia
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Sunrise at Lake Atitlán, Guatemala
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Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
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Porthcawl lighthouse, Wales
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Jasper National Park, Canada
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Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia, USA
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A delta in the Venetian Lagoon, Italy
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Eurasian red squirrel
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Red deer, Canada
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Muir Woods National Monument, California, United States
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Hemakuta Hill, Hampi, India
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Brown-throated three-toed sloth
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Paradise Cave, Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Vietnam
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Zahara de la Sierra, Andalusia, Spain
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Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming, United States
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Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, Canada
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A male chaffinch in a crab apple tree
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European hedgehog
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Bicycles in Copenhagen, Denmark
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Christmas lights at Mousehole harbour, Cornwall, England
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Lagazzuolo Lake, Valmalenco, Lombardy, Italy
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Bodie State Historic Park, California, United States
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Temple of the Sun, Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, United States
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Oktoberfest, Munich, Germany
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