https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/277075 Lottery Post Forum Topic: 2014 Summer Solstice en-us Lottery Post RSS Generator https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/277075/3659414 https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/277075/3659414 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 21:46:31 GMT eddessaknight Very visually informative Toney well done Jani

Let all enjoy the summer wind

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]]> eddessaknight https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/277075/3659371 https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/277075/3659371 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 20:51:40 GMT Jani Norman The summer solstice is Saturday at 6:51 a.m. EDT the moment the sun shines directly on the Tropic of Cancer, an imaginary line north of the equator.

This is the first day of astronomical summer and also the longest day of the year for people in the Northern Hemisphere. Washington, D.C., for example, will have nearly 15 hours of daylight.

So what's actually happening in space?

The Earth rotates around the sun, always tilted on its axis at a 23.5-degree angle.

Because of this tilt, the... [ More ]

]]> Jani Norman https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/277075 https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/277075 Wed, 18 Jun 2014 23:16:59 GMT Toney725 When is the Summer Solstice?

The solstice heralds the beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere.

In 2014, the solstice falls on June 21 at 6:51 A.M. EDT.

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