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NNN0LHI

(67,190 posts) Thu Dec 22, 2011, 09:09 PM Dec 2011

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Today has the shortest daylight period and longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/winter-solstice/2011/12/21/gIQAYk7VAP_gallery.html#photo=1

Winter solstice

Dec. 22 is the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, bringing us the shortest daylight period and longest night of the year.

Photo gallery at link

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Today has the shortest daylight period and longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere (Original Post) NNN0LHI Dec 2011 OP

And in delivers for the next 6 months. Best holiday of the year IMO. tridim Dec 2011 #1

the sun set here in Stockholm at 14:48, cannot wait for summer stockholmer Dec 2011 #2

A friend who lives in Ecuador say the sun rises there at 6:00 AM and sets at 6:00PM, all year round. Speck Tater Dec 2011 #3

Crud, I thought oldtime dfl_er Dec 2011 #4

tridim

(45,358 posts)

1. And in delivers for the next 6 months. Best holiday of the year IMO.

Reply to NNN0LHI (Original post)

Thu Dec 22, 2011, 09:12 PM

Dec 2011

stockholmer

(3,751 posts)

2. the sun set here in Stockholm at 14:48, cannot wait for summer

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Thu Dec 22, 2011, 09:13 PM

Dec 2011

Speck Tater

(10,618 posts)

3. A friend who lives in Ecuador say the sun rises there at 6:00 AM and sets at 6:00PM, all year round.

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Thu Dec 22, 2011, 09:13 PM

Dec 2011

But he also says that in Quito they get all four season. But they run through those four seasons every 24 hours.

oldtime dfl_er

(7,176 posts)

4. Crud, I thought

Reply to NNN0LHI (Original post)

Thu Dec 22, 2011, 09:15 PM

Dec 2011

that was yesterday.

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