Solstice

There is a decent view of the sky from its position, and would have been the perfect place for plotting out specific important astronomical events. According to Ridderstad & Okkonen, the “two mid-quarter days surrounding each solstice have the same solar position, and the most important festivals coinciding with these four parts of year have traditionally been Vappu, or St. Valborg’s day in May, and Kekri, or ancient festival of the dead in November.” (Ridderstad & Okkonen, 2009)…

As the Earth travels in its nearly circular orbit around the sun, it maintains a constant axial tilt of 23.4 degrees. This tilt causes the proximity of the northern and southern hemispheres of the globe to change during its annual trip around our local star. These changes in proximity and their impact on the amount of solar energy received by the northern and southern hemispheres are what causes the Earth to have seasons. As the incline of Earth’s axis brings the northern hemisphere closer to…

Climate is reserved for regional patterns of temperature and precipitation that persist for decades and centuries.Global climate is maintained by the sun it keeps the earth's average temperature of 60°F. This is a good temperature to support plant life and maintain reservoirs of drinking water. Although the Global Climate is raising fast and this is causing global climate patterns to change, this is not the only reason. Global patterns may last for ten years like the periods in the ice ages ,or…

he started off as just a normal kid in school until he finds out that he is a demigod. He was told to find his mom and and the “Thunderbolt” before the Winter Solstice. The Winter Solstice is an astronomical phenomenon marking the shortest day and the longest night of the year. They are also trying to find the Lightning Thief. Percy retrieved the thunderbolt that was taken from Poseidon. When he retrieved the Thunderbolt…

prove to her that the battle for a mate's love is always worth the cost. Solstice Wolf Rising legal star and big city wolf Lia Woolsey put her ambitions on ice when she met her small town mate Connor Lowe--until she gets a once-in-a-lifetime job offer on the other side of the country. But dedicated doctor Connor can never abandon his responsibilities to go with her. Now they face an impossible choice that only winter solstice magic can solve. Christmas Wolf When omega wolf Ana Lyall…

kicked out of many schools. He is twelve years old and is the son of the Sea God, Poseidon. His mother was taken by Hades, the God of the Underworld. He was assigned a dangerous quest to find the lightning bolt, Zeus greatest weapon, before the summer solstice. He also convinced himself to find his mother from the Underworld…

These two points are known as the solstices. The winter solstice, which is on December 21st, is where the Earth is the furthest from the sun, making the days cold and short. The summer solstice, which is on June 21st, is where the Earth is closest to the sun, so the days are warmer and longer. This isn’t true for all of Earth as the southern hemisphere experiences…

The Sun is a massive, white ball of gas that fuels the solar system. Without it, life wouldn’t be able to survive on earth. It has lived for billions of years, providing energy and light. Nothing can live without it. The Sun, which is also called Sol, is estimated to be 4.6 billion years old with up to five billion years left in its life. It is currently in its yellow dwarf phase of life. It is located in the Milky Way galaxy in a spiral arm known as the Orion Arm. The Sun orbits the center of…

In time when people worshiped gods, when there wasn’t cars or electricity, when fruit was on the ground. But this would soon change. Once upon a time, on an island of peace and harmony where only animals roamed, and goats ruled the island. This was the island of Lesvos, Greece in 160 B.C.E. The goats population was flourishing and their food was plentiful; they were filled with joy and blessed with health. Everyday they filled their bellies with fresh Oak Apples from the ground and went to bed…

in which the Stonehenge was made out of seemed to originate in the Wales which are 160 miles away from the Stonehenge. So how and why did the Celtic tribe pull of such an architectural feat, one which could capture the sun’s light and the summer solstice, one that formed the shape of a miniscule colosseum, one that captured the eyes of many English archaeologists. To understand how and why the Celtic tribe built the stonehenge and their unpredictable collapse afterwards we have to travel back in…