Winter doesn't officially arrive until 12:30 am on 12/22/11.
On this Winter Solstice day, the Earth's northern axis, or North Pole, is pointing the farthest from the sun as it will get.
That makes it the shortest day of daylight in the year - the area above the Arctic Circle will have 24 hours of darkness.
Then, the next day, the day's light will start getting longer.
Granted, it is only by minutes, but I bet those who reside in the Arctic Circle region are awfully happy about that!
On this Winter Solstice day, the Earth's northern axis, or North Pole, is pointing the farthest from the sun as it will get.
That makes it the shortest day of daylight in the year - the area above the Arctic Circle will have 24 hours of darkness.
Then, the next day, the day's light will start getting longer.
Granted, it is only by minutes, but I bet those who reside in the Arctic Circle region are awfully happy about that!
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It's dark enough in Albany, NY this time of year!
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