Solstice

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Shortest day, longest day….. the solstice

      It’s the shortest day of the year  in the Southern Hemisphere (Australia as an example )….. According to Dictionary.com : either of the two times a year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator: about June 21, when the sun reaches its northernmost point on the celestial sphere, or about December 22, when it reaches its southernmost point.: Compare summer solstice, winter solstice. either of the two points in the ecliptic farthest...