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Winter Solstice: Shorter Be the Nights

89.3 WRKF Baton Rouge | By Dan Gill
Published December 21, 2013 at 6:00 AM CST
Illumination of Earth by Sun on the day of winter solstice on northern hemisphere.
Przemyslaw "Blueshade" Idzkiewicz
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Illumination of Earth by Sun on the day of winter solstice on northern hemisphere.
Illumination of Earth by Sun on the day of winter solstice on northern hemisphere.
Credit Przemyslaw
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Wikimedia Commons
Illumination of Earth by Sun on the day of winter solstice on northern hemisphere.

As the earth travels around the sun on Dec. 21, the days will begin to get longer and the nights shorter.

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Dan Gill
Dan is an Associate Professor in Consumer Horticulture with the LSU AgCenter. He is the spokesperson for the LSU AgCenter’s "Get It Growing project," an effort encouraging home horticulture throughout Louisiana. Dan is also author of "Month-by-Month Gardening in Louisiana" and co-author of the "Louisiana Gardener’s Guide."

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