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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Palace of Westminster, London, England
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Iguazu Falls at the border of Argentina and Brazil
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Harbour seals
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Wat Phra That Hariphunchai, Lamphun, Thailand
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The Three Musketeers Falls at Iguazú Falls, Argentina
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Plaza de España, Seville, Spain
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Königstein Fortress, Saxon Switzerland, Germany
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Rice terraces of Mù Cang Chải, Yên Bái province, Vietnam
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Lakes of Covadonga, Asturias, Spain
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Coastal redwoods in Redwood National and State Parks, California, United States
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Ocean City, Maryland, USA
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Dolmen of Sorginetxe, Spain
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Icicles of Misotsuchi, Chichibu, Japan
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Green sea turtle, New Caledonia
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Waterfall at Wimbachklamm Gorge, Bavaria, Germany
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The Bahamas
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Photo of the moons surface through a telescope
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Two red-crowned cranes in Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan
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The Moon
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Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA
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Lake Misurina, Dolomites, Italy
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Grizzly bears, Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA
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Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, Canada
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Whale shark
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Northern hawk-owl
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Letters Square Roundabout, Manaus, Brazil
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Lake Tahoe
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Saint-Pierre-Quiberon, France
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Plains zebras, Etosha National Park, Namibia
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Eurasian red squirrel
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