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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Heidelberg, Germany
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Pumpkin field, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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Spiral aloe, Kangaroo Island, Australia
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Skaftafell, Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland
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Constitución railway station, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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The Matterhorn reflected in Lake Stellisee at sunrise, Zermatt, Switzerland
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Gujō Hachiman Castle
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La Geria wine region, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain
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Eurasian lynx
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Madame Sherri Forest, New Hampshire, United States
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Mute swan with chicks in Hesse, Germany
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Impala in Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana
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Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia
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Ria de Vigo, Vigo, Spain
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St. Stephens Basilica, Budapest, Hungary
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Tasmanian snow gum, Mount Field National Park, Tasmania, Australia
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Mount Hood, Oregon, USA
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Belogradchik Rocks, Bulgaria
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Hang Sơn Đoòng, Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park, Vietnam
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Spiegelgracht canal in Amsterdam
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Least chipmunk
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Lyngvig Lighthouse, Hvide Sande, Denmark
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Red-and-green macaws, Brazil
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Sligachan Old Bridge, Isle of Skye, Scotland
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Humpback whales, Monterey Bay, California, United States
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Photo of the moons surface through a telescope
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Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, Brazil
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Bláhver, Hveravellir, Iceland
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Llyn Padarn lake, Snowdonia, Wales
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Skipper butterfly on an Echinacea flower
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