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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 4583. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Coordinates, Time, And Motion, Positional Concepts

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The point on the ecliptic at which the Sun reaches its maximum declination north or south of the celestial equator. The greatest northerly declination corresponds to the summer solstice, the greatest southerly declination to the winter solstice. In the Northern Hemisphere the summer solstice occurs on 21 or 22 June and the winter solstice on 21 or 22 December. In the Southern Hemisphere, where th...

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