winter solstice - photos
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The short nights of summerSummer Solstice is at left, and Fall Equinox in the foreground, followed by Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox. Due to an extremely slow wobble of the Earth’s axis (one wobble every 26000 years (known as Precession of the Equinoxes), the perspective ... read more
The Summer Solstice: As Good as It Gets
The summer solstice is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. The sun has been inching its way back into our lives ever since the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year. Rising slightly earlier each morning and setting a minute ... read more
Google Welcomes First Day of Summer & Winter With Takashi Murakami Doodles
... on Time magazine's 2008 edition of the 100 Most Influential People list and is noted for his "superflat" style, also illustrated a second snowy logo for Google, which appears in locations in the Southern Hemisphere today for their winter solstice. ... read more