EarthSky News - June 21 - Solstice? Depends on Where You Are

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Solstice? Depends on where you are June 21 is the date for the solstice for some. For others, it was June 20. Either way … here's a compilation of links to info about the 2017 June solstice. Happy summer or winter, y'all! Kepler finds 10 Earth-like exoplanets NASA's Kepler space telescope has identified 219 new exoplanet candidates, 10 of which are near-Earth size and in the habitable zone of their star. Top 10 things about brown recluse spiders It's their active season. Here are 10 things to know about these venomous spiders that like to live where we do. Add your eclipse event to astronomers' map The American Astronomical Society is the U.S. association of professional astronomers. The Society wants to help you publicize your event for the August 21 total solar eclipse.

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Auroras in front of Magellanic Clouds Hunter Davis, at the South Pole, captured auroras flickering in front of the Magellanic Clouds.

Solstice? Depends on where you are Day and night sides of Earth at the instant of the June solstice. June 21 is the date for the solstice for some. For others, it was June 20. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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