Solstice: The Earth is reaching the turning point

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The hemisphere that is tilted towards the sun has summer and the hemisphere away from the sun has winter. The solstice is the moment in time when one hemisphere of the world has reached the point tilted most towards the sun and the other is tilted furthest away.
Once this moment has passed, the Earth begins its six-month journey towards the next solstice, bringing the opposite season to the northern and southern hemispheres.
While it's the winter solstice in one hemisphere it's the summer solstice in the other hemisphere. In the United Kingdom the solstice is a little after 11pm on 21 December this year; however all time zones east of the GMT, it is already 22 December, so the date of the solstice depends on where you are on the planet.
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The #solstice is the moment in time when one hemisphere of the world has reached the point tilted most towards the sun and the other is tilted furthest away. Once this moment has passed, the Earth begins its six-month journey towards the next solstice, bringing the opposite season to the northern and southern hemispheres.

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Ok ok ok

[@jamesatkinson3037]

we want snow we want snow we want snow

[@Greengate777]

james atkinson want something to shovel, huh?

[@jamesatkinson3037]

George Kozi the only substance that starts with S that i will shovel!:)))

[@snorthernirelanduk4455]

summer is coming

[@BBCNews]

The solstice explained in 3D - why days are shorter in winter and longer in summer.

[@jeffersonjoseph3600]

quand

[@higgsboson8290]

It's simple and brief explanation to let people know, thanks for that.

[@user-pg9pc6fm8d]

In China ,called winter come ,dongzhi

[@jorgemendes6018]

But in the south hemisphere is the begining of the summer !

[@josephheston9238]

Jorge Mendes Exactly. In Australia, they're singing _Summer In The City_ instead of _Winter Wonderland_.

[@reedr7142]

You’re words at the end are the reason I like this day so much. Days will only get longer after today :)

[@AMiah-jz8uu]

Lol

[@Riiisuu]

I feel like some will actually believe that the earth is bigger than The Sun

[@27jezus]

I had a partner who believed that the Sun orbits the earth. 😄

[@jocl]

Spot on! But why did they modify the size when explaining this!!??

[@DimitarBerberu]

@@jocl So we can see the presenter ;) The problem is - why the Earth size does not reduce going from front to back (tiny)

[@twylatwyla7437]

THANK YOU I WAS LOOKING FOR EXACTLY THIS EXPLANATION ALONG WITH A VISUAL VIDEO OF HOW😃(PERFECT!!!)

[@darkside9020]

Interesting choice, making the earth bigger than sun

[@flatoutlogic3615]

Refreshingly Cynical earth is flat

[@asapsoft5545]

Flat Out Logic You are the one flat here

[@vowskytv881]

@@flatoutlogic3615 shut tf up

[@namitajimmy6737]

@@flatoutlogic3615 stupid flat earth people

[@rachgodf03]

Lovely explanation. Thank you

[@sasitharanthambirajah4479]

Good explaine

[@blthetube1]

What would have been interesting to see is if he had his sunset backdrop change in relation to the seasons.

[@Neothefrolic]

Excellent presentation

[@belltopcone]

Yes great time of the year, I tend to celebrate the winter solstice more than I do the Christmas day holiday, but that's just me, I shall light a candle in my home and celebrate the return of the Sun.

[@Elainerulesutube]

it is summer time here in Australia!

[@deseanjohnson6462]

that's weird that its summer........christmas and better when its cold not hot like in the northern hemispher

[@Arshia_Den_Seje]

Tak

[@elizabetharmada5335]

Magtatanong lang po..paano po nangyari na ibinase sa UK ang start ng time. I mean, the main time is base in.UK..explain lang po..salamat

[@heaven_10.9]

This could have been helpful information to me if I wasn't stupid.

[@rolphy3706]

boytoy24seven You are very sincere. Keep it up👍

[@Persephone_]

Aww the sun is so tiny.

[@AtheerAl]

very optimistic.. but i like it..

[@vickyvalls1621]

Was a wonderful. Trep.i meet.a.lot.interest.people.up north

[@RIXRADvidz]

summer is a long way off...if you're 7 and sitting in your school room, it's looming for some parents as summer vacations ensue, and for some of us, it's only six months away...a quick flash through the year, spring will hardly make an impact as we head into next winter...now next winter that's a way off...but not too long...

[@chickenbokernot2598]

how have you been, after 6 years? im guessing you were 7 when you made this?

[@ChrisCokeRobinson]

Longer days NOOOO :(

[@0121straipah]

Origin of Christmas

[@ChrisCokeRobinson]

NOOOO summer again :(

[@kevinscholes]

But how does the sun appear to remain still for 3 days??

[@keithfoester7326]

i have flat earthers friends celebrating the winter's solstice. hmm.

[@madanisihamdi2653]

Great Britain Still being Great Britain through History.

[@jaydominguez7389]

13 moons - 28 day cycles

[@AntiMessiah2023]

Why is the earth smaller than the sun? What does BBC know that we don't?

[@chunkyogurt952]

AntiMessiah It's a model, if the earth was to scale with the sun then the sun wouldnt be able to fit on the screen.

[@AntiMessiah2023]

Ulfric Stormcloak Even if not to scale the sun could still be larger than the earth.

[@luciovalente8095]

The earth rotation is about 366 in a year as per rotation 23h 56' 4" to accommodate light and darkness. That is equal 2 hours a month and one day in a year. The degree inclination is at 66.6' that is equal at 23.4' very strange numbers. Where I live we do not move at all.

[@user-sg2kh9fn7s]

It's October 4th , 2017 we have 78 more days before we can start to get back summer man I love the Daylight saving time were the sun sets about 8:08pm in Los Angeles Ca or Long Beach Ca. I hate when the Sun Sets about 4:44pm too soon. Tell government to keep daylight saving time stop switching clocks back and fourth it's has to stop keep one time please the clocks will switch back towards the beginning of the year and stay with it that means spring forward . The Electric companies wanted to fall back to get more profit.

[@pedromarte1526]

Daniel2131990 you can live near the equator or another country that doesn't do daylight savings time

[@Thegoodthingtodo]

This is the oldest news I've ever seen!

[@vowskytv881]

Really???? Making the earth bigger than the sun? Wow such reliable information source /s

[@jacquelinesmith8029]

GlobeLie ❤

[@shafoshafo5214]

Paygon worship

[@magikarp2285]

I hate winter

[@exceptionhandler78]

we pity for human intelligence

[@masonbenitez1243]

Lol BBC

[@timdibiase5864]

The Earth will burn . Rev

[@michelkalombo2905]

SATANIC FEAST

[@asuskkj]

Earth is changing the rotational angle and eventually sun is gonna rise from west which has been mentioned in quran 1400 years ago, isnt it miracle?

[@chickenbokernot2598]

thats wrong, the earth is actually speeding up rotating and days will be shorter

[@jaydominguez7389]

Fun fact: the sun rotates around the center of the earth , not the other way. No tilt.

[@throwawayavclubber7269]

Wrong.

[@Aslandado]

I don't believe that the earth moves. If it moved, the wind would blow all of us away.

[@DaveRosselle]

Aslandado ~ Actually, the earth is the center of the universe and the universe circles around the earth, which is why it seems like the earth is spinning. So, this is why the winds aren’t nearly as strong as you would experience if the earth was spinning.

[@vowskytv881]

@@DaveRosselle The universe has different solar systems and galaxies, The sun Is the center of our solar system so it would be like earth would be the center

[@TheDeakonF]

and people still belive in gods ;D

[@ciprianionut8629]

Lies😂

[@rumandcoke7397]

Please do not speak to us like kids!!!!!

[@lozl3]

The earth is FLAT

[@Barsabus]

Lozan sorry it's not

[@KUHN7318]

@@Barsabus The earth is flat

[@throwawayavclubber7269]

@@KUHN7318 sorry it's not

[@jaydominguez7389]

Basically sun worship

[@jjungleee]

Psssst.... The Earth is flat ...

[@DaveRosselle]

jjungleee ~ I suspect that maybe at some time in the past it was actually round, but the “psssst” you referred to is what it sounded like when all the air was squeezed out of it by Zeus (that old rascal), which explains why this sucker is flat today.

[@jaydominguez7389]

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