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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Kendwa village, Zanzibar, Tanzania
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Dragon waterfall, Venezuela
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Tea garden at Yangjiatang Village, Songyang County, China
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Village of Zahara de la Sierra, Cadiz, Spain
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Antelope Canyon, east of Page, Arizona, United States
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Temple of Philae, Aswan, Egypt
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Serra de Tramuntana, Balearic Islands, Majorca, Spain
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Oxbow Bend on the Snake River, Wyoming, United States
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Teide National Park, Tenerife, Canary Islands
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Orosei, Sardinia, Italy
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Eurasian otters
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Masoala National Park in Madagascar
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Sea otter, Kachemak Bay, Homer, Alaska, United States
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Haut-Barr Castle, Vosges, France
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Male hooded merganser
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Devils Bridge, Kromlau, Saxony, Germany
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The River Thames, London, England
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West Indian manatee mother and baby
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Three-toed sloth in Costa Rica
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Nazca boobies
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Fishing village of Tilting, Fogo Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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Dubrovnik, Croatia
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Maldives
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Lavender rows, Plateau de Valensole, Provence, France
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Odeon of Herodes Atticus, Acropolis of Athens, Greece
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Road to Hana, Maui, Hawaii, USA
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Dalmatian pelicans, Lake Kerkini, Greece
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A kingfisher perched on a branch
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Whytecliff Park, West Vancouver, Canada
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Beaver
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