Watching the Skies with Brad Klein: Dec. 18-24 -- Winter Solstice

LehighValleyNews.com | By Brad Klein

Published December 18, 2023 at 11:00 AM EST

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Brad Klein reviews the week’s astronomical highlights with Bethlehem’s "Backyard Astronomy Guy," Marty McGuire.

Brad Klein, left, and Marty McGuire at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem.

This week marks either the start or the middle of winter in the Northern Hemisphere.

The December solstice is at 10:27 p.m. EST which marks the point at which the Earth’s North Pole is the farthest from the sun.

Days, which have been getting shorter, will now get longer until the summer solstice in June.

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Brad Klein

I was a founding member of the WLVR News team in 2019, bringing more than 20 years of experience in radio journalism, podcast, and video production. I’ve had a role in a number of long-running programs at NPR, MSNBC and WNYC. A founding producer of NPR’s “Talk of the Nation: Science Friday,” I played similar start-up roles for NPR’s Weekly Edition, MSNBC’s Edgewise, Public Radio International’s Satellite Sisters and even as a writer on one of the early pilot episodes of the news/comedy show, Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me. I’ve also worked as a reporter, producer, and director for National Public Radio News programs including Weekend Edition and All Things Considered. An avid naturalist, I lead educational programs for the American Museum of Natural History and Brooklyn Botanical Garden.

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