Topic 3: Seasons
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Topic 3: Seasons
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Summer Solstice• June 21st
• Sun is highest in the sky in NY
• Longest day, shortest night (Great Neck = 15 hours of sunlight, 9 hours of darkness)
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Summer Solstice• N. Pole is tilted
TOWARDS the sun
• Sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer (23½o N).
• Altitude of the Sun at noon in NYS is 71.5 degrees
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Fall (Autumnal) Equinox• September 21st
• 12 hours of sunlight, 12 hours of darkness
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Fall (Autumnal) Equinox• N. Pole is not
tilted towards or away from Sun.
• Sun is directly over the Equator (0o).
• Altitude of the Sun at noon in NYS is 48 degrees.
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Winter Solstice• December 21st
• Sun is lowest in the sky in NY
• Shortest day, longest night (Great Neck = 9 hours of sunlight, 15 hours of darkness)
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Winter Solstice• N. Pole is tilted
AWAY from Sun.
• Sun is directly over the Tropic of Capricorn (23½o S).
• Altitude of the Sun at noon in NYS is 24.5 degrees.
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Spring (Vernal) Equinox• March 21st
• 12 hours of sunlight, 12 hours of darkness
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Spring (Vernal) Equinox• N. Pole is not
tilted towards or away from Sun.
• Sun is directly over the Equator (0o).
• Altitude of the Sun at noon in NYS is 48 degrees.
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This is what Earth looks like right NOW…
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