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HOWDY STAR SHINES   TRACE HERE! 
NEXT WEEK ON JUNE 20TH IS THE

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SUMMER SOLSTICE. WE USE THIS 
LONGEST DAY TO CELEBRATE OUR 
CLOSEST STAR   THE SUN!

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OUR STAR WAS BORN ABOUT 4.5 
BILLION YEARS AGO FROM A CLOUD 
OF GAS AND DUST. GRAVITY CAUSED

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IT TO COLLAPSE IN ON ITSELF, 
EVENTUALLY BECOMING DENSE ENOUGH 
THAT THE HYDROGEN

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AT THE CENTER FUSED INTO HELIUM, 
KICKSTARTING NUCLEAR FUSION. 
THIS WAS THE START OF OUR SUN.

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TAKE A MINUTE TO APPRECIATE THE 
SUN. AT 5:30AM LOOK FOR MARS IN

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THE EAST AND SATURN IN THE 
SOUTHEAST. ENJOY HOW THE SUN 
CHANGES THE WIND,

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THE CLOUDS, AND THE ANIMALS AS 
IT APPEARS OVER THE HORIZON.

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OUR STAR IS A FAIRLY AVERAGE 
MAIN SEQUENCE YELLOW DWARF STAR. 
IT’S TEN TIMES LARGER

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THAN SMALL STARS, AND HUNDREDS 
OF TIMES SMALLER THAN BIG ONES. 
BUT, TO US,   IT IS EVERYTHING.

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TODAY ON THIS LONGEST OF 
DAYS: BREATHE. FEEL THE

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STARLIGHT ON YOUR SKIN. HAPPY 
DAY STAR DAY FRIENDS. KEEP 
LOOKIN’ UP.