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Final R.O.B.O.T.S. Symposium

July 17-18th, 2008

Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute

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ENJOY THE SUMMER!!

What is Summer Solstice?

• Approximately June 22 in the Northern Hemisphere when the sun is highest in the sky and directly overhead at latitude 23 1/2° N, the Tropic of ...
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• For either hemisphere, the solstice at which the sun is above that hemisphere. In northern latitudes, this occurs approximately on 21 June.
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• Point on the ecliptic where the Sun is at its northernmost point above the celestial equator, occurring on or near June 21.
  physics.fortlewis.edu/Astronomy/astronomy%20today/CHAISSON/GLOSSARY/GLOSS_S.HTM
• the time when the sun is furthest north from the equator; Midsummer’s Eve.
  members.ozemail.com.au/~kforsyth/glossary3.htm
• The point on the celestial sphere where the Sun is at its most northerly point; also, the time when the Sun passes this point, about June 22, and summer begins in the northern hemisphere. 1 See The Seasons for more information.
  topex.ucsd.edu/erth01/Glossary.html
• This is the point on the ecliptic when the sun is farthest north of the celestial equator. It marks the first day of summer and occurs on June 21.
  www.smccd.net/accounts/stanfordd/astr_100/Astro_Stuff.doc
• The planet's axis is tilted at its most towards the sun, and marks the longest day and the beginning of summer, (in the soutern hemisphere this is the winter solstice).
  pegasus.as.arizona.edu/~csharp/planetexp.html
• solstice that occurs on June 21-22 in the Northern Hemisphere and December 21-22 in the Southern Hemisphere.
  www.fccj.info/gly1001/vocabulary/10Chap16Voc.htm
• June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point
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