Talk:Solstice Dragon/@comment-69.136.109.120-20120614022614/@comment-76.26.236.130-20120614023627

A solstice my dear friend, is a time of half a year where the Earth is closest to the Sun, then furthest from it. Between approximately June 20th to June 21th, the Earth will reach the first Solstice known as the Summer Solstice. When this occurs, the Earth will be closest it will ever get to the sun in its orbit. Then in December 21th to december 22th, the Earth will enter the second Solstice, known as the Winter Solstice, where the Earth will be furthest from Sun. These two astronomical events were established to show some understanding on when a season has met its high point before it transicions into the next. The two other seasons, are Spring and Autumn Equinoxes. These dates are placed to show when the Earth is at a neutral distance from the Sun.