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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Schwerin Castle on Lake Schwerin, Germany
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Shi Shi Beach in Olympic National Park, Washington, USA
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Kinder Scout, Peak District National Park, UK
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Lechwe herd, Botswana
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Scottish Blackface sheep, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Yellow warbler in Canada
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Colosseum, Rome, Italy
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A young bull moose
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Alfanzina lighthouse, Algarve, Portugal
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Boreal owl
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A male chaffinch in a crab apple tree
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Iguazú Falls, Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil
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Red-and-green macaws, Brazil
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Annas hummingbird
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Red fox cubs near their den
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Blue-footed booby, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
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Pumpkins and squashes
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Es Vedrà and Es Vedranell, Ibiza, Spain
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Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile
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