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Dec 21, 2011 | Benalla Ensign

Longest day of year is today

Today is the longest day of the year in the southern hemisphere - and is officially known as the summer solstice.

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Dec 21, 2011 | Patch.com

Community Invited to Celebrate Solstice Thursday Morning

Thursday, Dec. 22, announces the start of winter when the solstice occurs at 12:30 a.m. The community is invited to gather at 7 a.m. for a ceremony and observation of the sight of the rising sun uniquely, on this day, cradled by the southeastern-most pillar of the Sun Circle at Beach Bluff Park on the Swampscott-Marblehead town line.

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Tue Nov 22, 2011

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Harvest Moon

A few weeks ago, upon looking outside about an hour before the rising sun of the absolute dawn, I caught a glimpse of a fantastic sight - a Harvest Moon.

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