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Community photo entitled 'Solstice Tree' Sunset. by Peter Lowenstein on 06/07/2024 at Mutare, Zimbabwe

'Solstice Tree' Sunset.

On 06/07/2024 04:54 pm by Peter Lowenstein| Mutare, Zimbabwe

June 7th is the first day of the year on which the setting Sun can be photographed setting directly beneath the canopy of a lone, strange, wind-blown Musasa tree which sits at the foot of the southern slope of Transmitter Hill when viewed from the upper veranda of my house on Murambi Heights. This marks the beginning of a two-week period during which our Winter Solstice Sun can be observed setting in the vicinity of this tree – which is why I call it the ‘Solstice Tree’! Useful information on the forthcoming 2024 June solstice at https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/everything-you-need-to-know-june-solstice/

Hand-held Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS40 in sunset mode.

Compilation of montage of twelve size-reduced images captured between 4.54 and 4.55 pm after registration to compensate for hand-held camera movement.