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Image: Earth seasons 2021-2022

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Description: Japan's Himawari 8 geostationary satellite captured the illumination of Earth at each change of astronomical season throughout the years 2021 and 2022. The March equinox is on the upper left, the June solstice is on the upper right, the September equinox is on the lower left, and the December solstice is on the lower right, these images were all taken at 08:00 UTC on the days of the equinoxes and solstices.
Author: AHI image captured by the Japan Meteorological Agency’s Himawari-8 satellite
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