Wikipedia: The summer solstice occurs exactly when the axial tilt of a planet's semi-axis in a given hemisphere is most inclined towards the star that it orbits. Earth's maximum axial tilt to our star, the Sun, during a solstice is 23° 26'. This happens twice each year, at which times the Sun reaches its highest position in the sky as seen from the North or South Pole respectively.
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...we attended the Museum of Life and Science's Summer Solstice AfterHours event last night. I posted about the Science of Wine event we attended there, but with the warmth of summer and allure of foodtrucks, beer, and live music, all of the museum's recent events have been immersed in the outdoors. We tasted the delicious local Cackalacky spice sauce (and brought a bottle home with us), enjoyed some yummy IPAs (and a PBR or two), took a stroll through the butterfly house, dressed up as dinosaurs on the Dinosaur Trail (yes, this will be publicly posted), and visited the black bears, red wolves, and playful lemurs in the Explore the Wild exhibit. Oh how I love these mid-week night outs.
Here's a gorgeous butterfly we passed in the Magic Wings Butterfly House. First day of summer, indeed!
