King´s Village - Waiting for Santa - Happy Winter Solstice!

The photo above shows a sunrise South of King´s Village by the sea (the Gulf of Finland, Abborrfors) at 21 Dec 07.30 UTC, just about one day before the winter solstice.

Tomorrow Dec 22^nd at about 6.08 Universal Time, the sun will reach its lowest declination of the year: minus 23.5 degrees. Astronomers call this the "winter solstice"--the first day of northern winter and the longest night of the year.

As this moment approaches I am glad to wish You All a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

73 s TK