APOD 2.6

                                                           APOD 2.6    
This is a picture of the solstice that occurred at 23:03 Universal time on December twenty-first 2014. This is when the sun reaches its southern most declination with respect to Earth. The solstice marks the beginning of winter in the northern hemisphere and summer in the south. In the picture, the sun will mae its lowest arc. That is what the dots mean. This picture was taken at an elevation that looks down at the Tyrrhenian Sea coast. The town they are located is Santa Severa toward Fiumicino, Italy. This picture absolutely stunning though. The bright suns represent important astronomical dates.