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The
Ecliptic, Equinoxes and Solstices
The
Ecliptic is: "the apparent annual path of the Sun as projected onto the
Celestial Sphere."
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When
the sun is highest over the Northern Hemisphere, it is Summer
Solstice (June 21)
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Winter
Solstice (December 21) happens when the
Sun is lowest
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The
Autumnal
Equinox (September 21) and Vernal
Equinox (March 21) equinoxes happen when
there is exactly 12 hours of day and night (fall and spring)
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