Solstice

Solstice
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(sl´sts) [Lat.,=sun stands still], in astronomy, either of the two points on the ecliptic that lie midway between the equinoxes (separated from them by an angular distance of 90°).

Solstice
A solstice is either of two opposite points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator and ecliptic reach their largest separation.

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SOLSTICE (Lat. solstitium, from sol, sun, and sistere, to stand still), in astronomy either of the two points at which the sun reaches its greatest declination north or south.

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Solstice is a Nintendo game developed by Imagesoft and released on July 20, 1990. It features the wizard Shadax, the princess Eleanor, and the evil wizard Morbius.

Winter Solstice
On the northern winter solstice (around the 21st December each year), the Sun reaches its most southerly declination of -23.5 degrees.

On the solstices, the Sun is furthest from the ecliptic---23.5° above or below celestial equator. Here's summer:
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Solstice literally means "sun still," because the Sun changes declination (south and north direction) at a snail's pace during this time of year.

Summer Solstice
In the northern hemisphere, the longest day of the year (near June 22) when the is farthest north. In the southern hemisphere, and summer are exchanged. The summer solstice marks the first day of the of .

The summer solstice, which occurs around June 21, is the longest day of the year! This is because the Sun gets very high in the sky for people living in places north of the equator like the United States, Europe, and China.

solstice
either of the two points on the celestial sphere where the sun is farthest north or south of the celestial equator; when the sun is at a solstice, the amount of daylight hours is greatest for summer and least for winter ...

solstice -- the day when the noontime Sun is either highest in the sky (summer solstice is June 22) or lowest in the sky (winter solstice on December 22).

solstices: (Summer ~, Winter ~) literally, 'Sun stands still'. In the Northern hemisphere, they represent the beginning of summer (on or around 21 June) and the beginning of winter (on or around 21 December) respectively.

Solstice: Either of the two instants during the year when the Sun, as seen from Earth, is farthest north or south of the equator.

Solstice The time when the Sun is farthest from the celestial equator. In the southern hemisphere around June 21st marks the shortest day of the year, and around December 21st marks the longest day.

Solstice Literally "sun still". It refers to the apparent standstill of sunrise and sunset points at midsummer and midwinter. (i) The most southerly and northerly declinations of the Sun.

Solstice- the time when the sun reaches its greatest northern or southern declination ...

Solstices. The time when the Sun is at its maximum declination either north or south of the celestial equator.

Solstice
One of the two points on the ecliptic at which the Sun appears to be farthest away from the celestial equator (representing therefore mid-summer or mid-winter).
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Solstice -- The time of the year when the Sun's position is the sky is most distant from the celestial equator.

June Solstice
The southern winter solstice and shortest day is on June 22. The sun is furthest north at 5.17 am NZST and will be at its lowest midday altitude. In the northern hemisphere this is the summer solstice with the longest day.

winter solstice Point on the ecliptic where the Sun is at its southernmost point below the celestial equator, occurring on or near December 21.

summer solstice Point on the ecliptic where the Sun is at its northernmost point above the celestial equator, occurring on or near June 21.

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; because of this the Annunciation and Christmas were two of the four "Quarter days
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summer solstice
The point along the ecliptic when the Sun is furthest north of the celestial equator, giving the northern hemisphere its longest day of the year.

summer solstice: The point on the celestial sphere where the sun is at its most northerly point; also, the time when the sun passes this point, about June 22, and summer begins in the northern hemisphere.

Summer Solstice - The point on the ecliptic where the Sun's declination is most northerly. The time when the Sun is at the summer solstice, around June 21, marks the beginning of summer ...

WINTER SOLSTICE
The solstices are the days when the Sun reaches its farthest northern and southern declinations.

solstice - (n.)
The occasion when the sun, as viewed from the earth, reaches its farthest northern point (the summer solstice) or its farthest southern point (the winter solstice).
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On about 21 June & 22 December every year the Sun is at its furthest from the Equator, causing the longest or shortest day.
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Solstice
22 June, and 22 December. Time of the year when the day is either shortest, or longest depending on where you are.
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The solstices are the days when the reaches its farthest northern and southern declinations. The winter solstice occurs on December 21 and marks the beginning of winter (this is the shortest day of the year) in the Northern Hemisphere.

Winter Solstice
Orbital mechanics require that the length of the seasons be proportional to the areas of the seasonal quadrants, so when the eccentricity is extreme, the seasons on the far side of the orbit can be substantially longer in duration.

The summer solstice occurs about June 22 and the winter solstice around December 22. These 2 events are just special points in the of the Earth around the Sun. On the summer solstice, the Sun shines most directly upon the northern hemisphere.

Between the solstice observation of Meton and his own, there were 297 years spanning 108,478 days. D.Rawlins noted that this implies a tropical year of 365.24579...

At summer solstice the sun is as far north as it is going to get providing the maximum number of daylight hours of any time during the year.

June 21 - June Solstice. The June solstice occurs at 15:54 UTC. The North Pole of the earth will be tilted toward the Sun, which will have reached its northernmost position in the sky and will be directly over the Tropic of Cancer at 23.

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summer solstice 1. That point on the ecliptic occupied by the sun at maximum northerly declination. Sometimes called June solstice, first point of Cancer. 2.

The two points on the ecliptic which are farthest away from the equator are the summer solstice and winter solstice.

We've been discussing the position of the Sun with respect to the horizon while standing on the Antarctic Circle at midnight during the Southern Hemisphere's summer solstice. But the year 2000 begins on January 1-ten days after the summer solstice.

Thus, the tropical year, measuring the cycle of seasons (for example, the time from solstice to solstice, or equinox to equinox), is about 20 minutes shorter than the sidereal year, ...

The point on the ecliptic where the Sun is most north of the celestial equator is termed the Summer Solstice and the point where it is most south of the celestial equator is termed the Winter Solstice.

On the Summer and the Winter Solstice (around June 21 and December 21 respectively), the Sun reaches its most northern and southern declinations. People who live at a latitude of 23.

In ancient times Cancer was where the Sun appeared at its maximum mid-day elevation at the time of the (northern) summer solstice. Because of the precession of the equinoxes the northern summer solstice now occurs when the Sun is in Taurus.

Records of observations of Mars indicate that dust storms occur around the time of southern Summer Solstice (270° Ls), soon after perihelion passage (250° Ls).

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The tropic of Cancer is the latitude on Earth at which the Sun appears overhead at noon on the summer solstice, June 21.

In former times the Sun used to lie in this constellation when it reaches the its point farthest north - the time of the summer solstice.

The tropic of Capricorn, the latitude at which the Sun appears overhead at noon on the winter solstice, which occurs between December 21 and 22, got its name because in Greek times the Sun was passing through Capricornus on this date.

The dates for Equinoxes and Solstices, as well as meteor showers, etc. may be "off" by a day due to the difference between your longitude and mine. Do not take those dates as "gospel". I am only using them to illustrate the concepts anyway.

The rovers reached the Martian winter solstice May 12, the point where the least sunlight reaches their solar panels. Managers expect Spirit's power situation will improve in the coming months.

Early in the 20th century, the English astronomer Sir Norman Lockyer demonstrated that the northeast axis aligned with the sunrise at the summer solstice, leading other scholars to speculate that the builders were sun worshipers.

The Chaldeans associated Leo with the sun since it is in the sky during the summer solstice (although this is no longer true, due to the precession of the Earth's axis).

Nearly the entire continent was sunlit at this time of year, just two weeks before southern summer solstice. The arc of dark spots extending from near the South Pole (close to the center) toward the lower left is the Transantarctic Mountain Range.

But Pluto is moving toward solstice where one hemisphere will be in shadow for decades. Every year the Pluto mission is delayed, 200,000 square kilometers will be lost to view.

The retreating crab in Cancer represents the retreat of the Sun from its farthest northern point at the time of the summer solstice. Leo, the symbol of fire, represents summer heat.

Aside from its calendrical or positional importance in marking, for example, solstices, equinoxes, and eclipses, the quantitative study of the sun dates from the discovery of sunspots, ...

trans-Neptunian objects and comets (official IAU definition dated 24 August 2006) solar eclipse occurs when the Moon occults the Sun and casts a shadow on the Earth; the three types of solar eclipses are annular, partial and total solstice ...

For example, northern spring and summer last 371 sols (more than half the Martian year), and the summer solstice, which separates spring from summer, occurs considerably later than halfway between spring and fall.