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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Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park, Germany
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Inside the Nobel Peace Centre, Oslo, Norway
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Crescent-tail bigeye fish, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
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Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA
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Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy
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White Sands National Park, New Mexico, United States
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Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, United States
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Red deer stag in De Hoge Veluwe National Park, Netherlands
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Grizzly bears, Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA
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Ardez village, Graubunden, Switzerland
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Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, Canada
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Burrowing owl chicks, Wyoming, USA
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Baobab trees at sunset, Avenue of the Baobabs, Madagascar
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Milky Way over Southwest Alentejo and Vicentine Coast Natural Park, Portugal
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Impala and red-billed oxpecker, South Africa
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