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June solstice

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June solstice [′jün ′säl·stəs]
(astronomy)
Summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere.
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The perpendicular rays of the sun "move" northward, reaching perpendicular at the Tropic of Cancer (23 1/2[degrees] N latitude) in the northern hemisphere on the June solstice and reach perpendicular at the Tropic of Capricorn (23 1/2[degrees] S latitude) in the southern hemisphere on the December solstice.
Faulty portrayal by Smith, Roch; Hiserodt, Ed / The New American
Ghezzi decided to use modern-day science to test out this theory, and to his delight, he discovered that the first tower aligned with the June solstice and the last tower with the December solstice.
Thirteen towers of Peru by Hardman, Chris / Americas (English Edition)
But the most spectacular sight was the invisible pyramid which is only visible from a vantage point high on an overlooking mountain at the sunrise on the June solstice.
LAST NIGHT; Secrets of lost people were truly fascinating by Fulton, Rick / Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
 
 
 
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