PPT-The Day of the Sun's Return, The Winter Solstice

Montgomery College Planetarium at Takoma ParkSilver Spring httpmontgomerycollegeeduDepartmentsplanet By Dr Harold Williams December 21 2011 version One People One Sky Two Seasons. The Earth’s axis is . tilted . 23.5. 0 . from vertical.. The . tilt of the Earth’s axis causes the seasons.. Also, seasons . change depending on the amount of sunlight reaching the Earth as it revolves around the Sun.. Ancient Civilizations. Archaeoastronomy. the branch of archaeology that deals with the apparent use by prehistoric civilizations of astronomical techniques to establish the seasons or the cycle of the year, especially as evidenced in the construction of . Primary School English teachers. daina . Mediņa. . and. Kristīne Vilcāne. The Latvian Solstice. The. . Michaelmas. The autumn solstice. . the . Michaelmas. is celebrated on 29th September, when the day and night is equally long.. Key Concepts. Insolation: The solar radiation incident on a unit horizontal surface at the top of the atmosphere.. Essentially, the incoming . solar radiation that reaches the earth and the atmosphere. Earth’s gravity pulls objects toward the center of Earth.. No matter where you stand on Earth. The direction of down will be toward Earth’s center.. As Earth turns, so do we. Earth rotates around on an imaginary lime running through its center called an “axis of rotation”.. Solstice by Mersive Solstice by Mersive Collaboration Session Among All Participants. Free 30 day trial software available. www.mersive.com/btx How does Solstice transform your meeting room? With v _____ water found . underground (groundwater). _____freezing rain (precipitation). 3. _____clouds that block out the sun and form in . layers (clouds0. 4._____process that produces . rain (water cycle 2). . Earth’s rotation. The Earth rotates on its axis (imaginary vertical line around which Earth spins) every 23 hours & 56 minutes. . One day on Earth is one rotation of the Earth.. Day on Earth is when our side of the Earth faces the sun.. Anny 6C. Causes of Equinox and Solstice. The causes of equinox and solstice:. When the sun is far away from north and south of the equator they will have different amount of sunlight that cause the solstice.. tilt towards and away from the sun is at its maximum. Longest . and shortest days of the year!. June 21. Longest Day. Dec 21. Shortest Day. Equinox – . when the tilt of the Earth is straight relative to the sun. E. Yule Origins, Lore, Legends, and Customs Reader 1: of the year. After Yule the period of daylight begins to wax, until it reaches the longest day around June 21 st , the Summer Solstice. For fo YULE – Solstice Pod Enterprise Unlimited vs. Polycom PanoFeature Comparison TakeawaysPanodoes not provide the centralized management capabilities required for large scale enterprise www.mersive.com/solstice The winter solstice Yule is the longest night of the year It marks the beginning of the dark half surrendering to the light half151each following day the sun stays out a little longer Upon sunrise of