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SpringAstronomy by NOAA Office of Education/Kaleigh Ballantine

The Difference Between Meteorological and Astronomical Seasons

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3/20/2023 - By NOAA. Astronomical seasons are based on the position of the Earth in relation to the sun, whereas meteorological seasons are based on the annual temperature cycle. The Earth’s annual trip around the sun forms the basis for the astronomical calendar in which seasons are defined by two solstices and… SEE MORE
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By <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pocketthis" title="User:Pocketthis">Jessie Eastland</a> - <span class="int-own-work" lang="en">Own work</span>, CC BY-SA 4.0, Link

Summer Solstice Around the World

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6/21/2022 - By Joe Rao. The June solstice 2022, which is recognized as the official start of the summer in the Northern Hemisphere, will occur on Tuesday, June 21, at precisely 5:14 a.m. EDT (09:14 GMT). But for other parts of the world, the solstice is looked upon not as the start… SEE MORE
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Chapoquoit Beach, West Falmouth in Winter

What’s the Difference Between a Solstice and an Equinox?

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12/19/2021 - By Alison Eldridge. You may know that the solstices and equinoxes signal the changing of the seasons on Earth, but do you remember which is which? Are they just different names for the same thing? Actually, a solstice and an equinox are sort of opposites. The seasons on Earth change because the planet is… SEE MORE
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