The #WinterSolstice will occur in the Northern Hemisphere this Sunday, Dec. 21! Seen from NOAA satellites, Earth’s changing seasons can seem magical — like a snow globe in motion. This time lapse of daily GOES East images captures the shifts from equinox to solstice over the last year. Read more about the solstice: www.bit.ly/4awfF5f #FullDiskFriday | NOAA Satellite and Information Service

It's the Winter Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, and we're looking at Earth via the polar-orbiting NOAA-20 satellite! This animation represents a year's-worth of daily passes stitched together to show the globe over the course of a year. The seasons change from equinox to solstice due to the planet's 23.5° tilt, which you can see represented here. Learn more about the changing of the seasons: go.usa.gov/xez6P | NOAA Satellite and Information Service