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AstroCrafts December 2017 Solstice Sun and Earth Table Center Piece Northern and Southern Hemisphere Solstice

Solstice Table Center Piece In the photo above note that the Earth ornament is titled away from the candle Sun depicting how the Sun's light hits the Earth for the December winter and summer solstices. Obviously, the positioning of the Sun and Earth are not to scale in this centerpiece. This is an art project, therefore, I chose to utilize a more artistic and symbolic depiction of the position of the Earth to the Sun to fit into the table wreath. See below for detailed directions on how to create your own Solstice table centerpiece. And so on our beautiful blue planet, the seasons continue to turn as the Northern Hemisphere prepares for the growing cooler temperatures of the Winter Solstice and the Southern Hemisphere welcomes the warm rays of the Sun of the Summer Solstice. On December 21 Earth experiences two solstices in relationship with the Sun. On these days the rays of the sun directly strike one of the two tropical latitude lines. The Earth's axis is tilted from perpendicular to the plane of the ecliptic by 23.45. (You can see in the photo above that the little earth globe mimics this effect!) The first day of the Summer Solstice is the longest day of the year while the first day of the Winter Solstice is the shortest. Regardless of where we live on Earth, we are all one people, one sky with the Astronomers Without Borders community and through this AstroCraft project, we will honor both Solstices by creating an astronomically beautiful... Read More..