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Summer Sky Calendar
Dennis Randall  
Other Summer Sky Highlights

June 21 Summer officially begins with the solstice, 3:49 p.m. EDT; this is our longest day and shortest night of the year, 15 hours 0 minutes of daylight at 40° north latitude.
June 25 Latest twilight (bad news for Drive-in movies).
June 28 Latest sunset (The sun will set earlier and earlier from now until the winter solstice).
July 06 Earth is 94,509,838 miles from the Sun (aphelion) at 7 p.m. EDT
July 25 Neptune is at opposition
Aug 07 Uranus is at opposition

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