APOD: 2020 December 21 - Solstice: Sunrises Around the Year

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Good "Monday" Morning my very good friend and astronomy enthusiast Maj William W. 'Bill' Price... Thanks for sharing the APOD Titled: "Solstice Sunrises Around the Year" with us this morning brother... Have a great day my friend Bill!

Belated thank you my friend Maj William W. 'Bill' Price for posting the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) from Monday, December 21, 2020 entitled "Solstice Sunrises Around the Year."

Collage of image: Solstice - Sunrises Around the Year - Image Credit & Copyright - Zaid M. Al-Abbadi

The APOD background is written from earth's perspective 'Does the Sun always rise in the same direction? No.' Since the earth revolves in an oval orbit around the sun and sunrise is a metaphor for daybreak, technically the sun is relatively stationary in comparison to earth [even though the solar system orbits around the center of the Milky Way galaxy.

APOD Background
"Explanation: Does the Sun always rise in the same direction? No. As the months change, the direction toward the rising Sun changes, too. The featured image shows the direction of sunrise every month during 2019 as seen from near the city of Amman, Jordan. The camera in the image is always facing due east, with north toward the left and south toward the right. Although the Sun always rises in the east in general, it rises furthest to the south of east on the December solstice, and furthest north of east on the June solstice. Today is the December solstice, the day of least sunlight in the Northern Hemisphere and of most sunlight in the Southern Hemisphere. In many countries, the December Solstice is considered an official change in season: for example the first day of winter in the North. Solar heating and stored energy in the Earth's surface and atmosphere are near their lowest during winter, making the winter months usually the coldest of the year. On the brighter side, in the north, daylight hours will now increase every day from until June."

Blues Control - Paul's Winter Solstice
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