Pages

Wednesday, June 21, 2023

NOAA Earth Satellites View 2023 Summer & Winter Solstices

NOAA Earth Satellites View 2023 Summer & Winter Solstices

The 2023 summer solstice occurred on Wednesday, June 21, 2023, at 10:57 a.m. Eastern Time, marking the longest day and shortest night of the year, as well as the first day of astronomical summer in the Northern Hemisphere. The summer solstice is the exact moment each year when the hemisphere reaches its greatest possible tilt toward the sun. The sun's direct rays reach their northernmost position with respect to Earth's equator, along the Tropic of Cancer, at 23.5°N latitude.

At the same time in the Southern Hemisphere, the winter solstice occurred when the hemisphere reached its greatest possible tilt away from the sun, marking the shortest day and longest night of the year. 


Credits: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA)

Duration: 1 minute, 31 seconds

Release Date: June 21, 2023


#NASA #NOAA #Space #Astronomy #Earth #Satellites #Sun #NorthernHemisphere #Summer2023 #SummerSolstice #WinterSolstice #SouthernHemisphere #UnitedStates #STEM #Education #HD #Video

No comments:

Post a Comment