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Equinox: The Sun from Solstice to Solstice

added by SwarlsBarkley

Source: Tunç Tezel (TWAN)

A composite of hourly images taken of the Sun above Bursa, Turkey on key days from solstice to equinox to solstice.

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This l’espace photo might contain ballon météorologique.

blue-roze and sunshinedany like this

SwarlsBarkley "The bottom Sun band was taken during the winter solstice in 2007 December, when the Sun could not rise very high in the sky nor stay above the horizon very long. This lack of Sun caused winter. The top Sun band was taken during the summer solstice in 2008 June, when the Sun rose highest in the sky and stayed above the horizon for more than 12 hours. This abundance of Sun caused summer. The middle band was taken during the Vernal Equinox in 2008 March, but it is the same sun band that Earthlings saw yesterday, the day of the Autumnal Equinox." - NASA's APOD