Talk:Solstice Dragon/@comment-121.220.8.47-20120616025427/@comment-86.150.146.144-20120616071406

The solstice is when the sun passes directly above the Tropic of Cancer/Capricorn, so you wouldn't have a shadow if you were standing there. This occurs because the Earth tilts, so away from the equator the day seems longer/shorter. This is magnified the further away you go, so by the time you get to the poles you have 6 months of day, then 6 months of night. It's kinda hard to explain without pictures...