APOD
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
A Sundial that Shows Solstice
Explanation: What day is it? If the day -- and time -- are right, this sundial will tell you: SOLSTICE . Only then will our Sun be located just right for sunlight to stream through openings and spell out the term for the longest and shortest days of the year. But this will happen today (and again in December). The sundial was constructed by Jean Salins in 1980 and is situated at the Ecole Suprieure des Mines de Paris in Valbonne Sophia Antipolis of south-eastern France . On two other days of the year, watchers of this sundial might get to see it produce another word: EQUINOXE .
| Date | June 21, 2017 |
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| Credit | Image Credit & Copyright: Jean-Marc Mari |
| Authors & editors: | Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (UMCP) |
| A service of: |
ASD at NASA / GSFC, NASA Science Activation & Michigan Tech. U. |