Thousands across the UK gather to celebrate summer solstice sunrise
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Thousands gathered across the UK to celebrate the summer solstice, with over 20,000 people at Stonehenge in Wiltshire and others at beaches like Roker Beach in Sunderland and Hornsea in East Yorkshire. Despite foggy weather in some locations, spirits remained high as people marked the astronomical start of summer when the northern hemisphere is tilted maximally toward the sun.
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The official start of astronomical summer was marked at Stonehenge in Wiltshire by more than 20,000 people.
In Hornsea, East Yorkshire, a rather foggy outlook didn't dampen the spirits of bathers.
The exact timing of the solstice, at 09:24 BST, is when the northern hemisphere of the planet is tilted at its maximum towards the sun.
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