This full view image of the Earth from NOAA's GOES-13 satellite marking the start of astronomical summer in the northern hemisphere, making it the longest day of the year was captured on June 21, 2012. Known as the summer solstice it occurs when the tilt of a planet's semi-axis is in the northern most inclined toward the Sun. Credit: Planetpix/Alamy Live News

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This full view image of the Earth from NOAA's GOES-13 satellite marking the start of astronomical summer in the northern hemisphere, making it the longest day of the year was captured on June 21, 2012. Known as the summer solstice it occurs when the tilt of a planet's semi-axis is in the northern most inclined toward the Sun.

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Location: earth orbit
Photo credit: © NOAA / Alamy / Afripics
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