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The Summer Solstice is the event that occurs when the Sun reaches its highest declination, or angle above the equator.

In fact, the monoliths at Stonehenge in England were set up to tell astronomers 2000 years ago when the Summer Solstice had arrived.

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... then it is is said to be in the Meridian - an imaginary line that goes from the north, crossing the zenith, to the south.

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on the first day of summer

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At the equator.

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The Northern Hemisphere is at its maximum tip toward the sun?

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What season is it in the soutern hepmisphere when northern hemisphereis tillted towards the sun?

When the earth is at the point in its orbit at which the northern hemisphere's tilt toward the sun is at its maximum, winter is beginning in the southern hemisphere.


When the southern hemisphere is pointed toward the sun what season is it in the northern hemisphere?

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Which hemisphere is tilted toward the sun when it is winter in the northern hemisphere?

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When the earth is tilted toward the sunthe Northern Hemisphere is experiencing what?

when the earth is tilted toward the sun the northern hemisphere is experiencing


When the northern hemisphere points toward the sun what season is it?

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What is the weather like in the Northern Hemisphere when the Northern Hemisphere tilts toward the sun?

it is sunny and hot


What season is the Northern Hemisphere experiencing when the South Pole is pointed toward the Sun?

The Northern Hemisphere experiences winter when the South Pole is pointed toward the Sun.


When the southern hemisphere points toward the sun what season is in the northern hemisphere?

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When the southern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun what happens?

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When it is summer at the South Pole what happens?

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When the North Pole points in the direction of the sun Is this occurs during winter in Northern Hemisphere?

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