EarthSky News - June 20 - Happy Solstice!

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Things to notice at the June solstice Live in the Americas? Then your solstice may be today. Some quick info that'll help you connect with nature at the June solstice, 2017! Video: Watching solstices and equinoxes from space See how sunlight falls on Earth's surface during the solstices and equinoxes, and get a better understanding of why Earth's tilt causes the seasons. Summer solstice tale of 2 cities On the June solstice, the sun sets at the same time in New York City and St. Augustine, Florida. But New York has an hour more of daylight. How's that happen? Space gardening Future space outpost dwellers will need to grow plants for food, and to recycle air and water. New NASA video about farming aboard the ISS.

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Watching the solstice sunrise Happy solstice! Here’s everything you need to know about the June solstice. Photo via Sarah Little-Knitwitz, Glastonbury Tor, Somerset, U.K.

Sunset http://earthsky.org/todays-image/photos-sunset-june-solstice No matter where you are on Earth, your northernmost sunsets of the year are happening around now. Photo via Leyla Nasabun A. in Chile. Sunset http://earthsky.org/todays-image/photos-sunset-june-solstice No matter where you are on Earth, your northernmost sunsets of the year are happening around now. Photo via Leyla Nasabun A. in Chile. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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