Why is the sun low in the sky even at noon on the first day of winter in the nor

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Why is the sun low in the sky even at noon on the first day of winter in the northern hemisphere? -It's so far south of the celestial equator as it ever gets -It is at the vernal equinox -It is as far north of the celestrail equator as it ever gets -It is at the autumnal equinox Why is the sun low in the sky even at noon on the first day of winter in the northern hemisphere? -It's so far south of the celestial equator as it ever gets -It is at the vernal equinox -It is as far north of the celestrail equator as it ever gets -It is at the autumnal equinox -It's so far south of the celestial equator as it ever gets -It is at the vernal equinox -It is as far north of the celestrail equator as it ever gets -It is at the autumnal equinox

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Answer: -It is as far north of the celestrail equator as it ever gets

Reason: As the first day of astronomical winter in the Northern Hemisphere, the solstice marks the time at which the sun shines directly overhead at 23.5 degrees south latitude. With the North Pole tilted away from the sun, locations north of the equator see the sun take its lowest and shortest path across the southern sky.

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