Judy Glattstein in New Jersey wrote, “Houses here are spread apart. No chimneys, no standing stones. But in the cold of a solstice morning the trees serve to define the rising of the sun.”
Esther Bartkiw in Torremolinos, Spain in captured this image at 11:44 a.m. local time (10:44 UTC) on December 21, 2016 and wrote: “Taken on the beach at the moment of solstice.”
Andrea Deegan caught this image at the moment of today’s solstice, too. But it was the summer solstice, not the winter solstice, at Oyster Harbour, Australia, and the time on the clock was 6:44 p.m. loca time (still 10:44 UTC). Thank you, Andrea!
This one is all about shadows. Ben Orlove wrote: “On the mornings close to the winter solstice, when the sun’s course is at its lowest and southernmost, the shadow of a chimney across the street from my building falls directly on the peak of the adjacent roof and lands on the wall next to it. Our own Stonehenge!” Read more about this image.
Venus, after a wonderful solstice eve sunset in Hartford, Connecticut, from Russ Olinatz. Thanks, Russ!
“Happy winter solstice!” from Steve Scanlon Photography. This morning’s frozen Navesink River, Red Bank, New Jersey. December 21, 2016. 6:44 a.m.
As the sun rises on the morning of solstice – December 21, 2016 – on a cloudy day at Grant Park Beach in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Photo by Heather Kamine.
Teresa Van Hoy caught this image on December 20, 2016, and wrote: “Seeking sun splendor in Taos Pueblo, NM.”
A sombre solstice eve on the Upper Lake at Glendalough County, Wicklow, Ireland. Photo taken December 20, 2016 by Cairbre Ó Ciardha.
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Judy Glattstein in New Jersey wrote, “Houses here are spread apart. No chimneys, no standing stones. But in the cold of a solstice morning the trees serve to define the rising of the sun.”
Esther Bartkiw in Torremolinos, Spain in captured this image at 11:44 a.m. local time (10:44 UTC) on December 21, 2016 and wrote: “Taken on the beach at the moment of solstice.”
Andrea Deegan caught this image at the moment of today’s solstice, too. But it was the summer solstice, not the winter solstice, at Oyster Harbour, Australia, and the time on the clock was 6:44 p.m. loca time (still 10:44 UTC). Thank you, Andrea!
This one is all about shadows. Ben Orlove wrote: “On the mornings close to the winter solstice, when the sun’s course is at its lowest and southernmost, the shadow of a chimney across the street from my building falls directly on the peak of the adjacent roof and lands on the wall next to it. Our own Stonehenge!” Read more about this image.
Venus, after a wonderful solstice eve sunset in Hartford, Connecticut, from Russ Olinatz. Thanks, Russ!
“Happy winter solstice!” from Steve Scanlon Photography. This morning’s frozen Navesink River, Red Bank, New Jersey. December 21, 2016. 6:44 a.m.
As the sun rises on the morning of solstice – December 21, 2016 – on a cloudy day at Grant Park Beach in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Photo by Heather Kamine.
Teresa Van Hoy caught this image on December 20, 2016, and wrote: “Seeking sun splendor in Taos Pueblo, NM.”
A sombre solstice eve on the Upper Lake at Glendalough County, Wicklow, Ireland. Photo taken December 20, 2016 by Cairbre Ó Ciardha.
from EarthSky http://ift.tt/2haz6FH
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