Ithaca Area Myer`s Park Pier Winter Sunset After Solcstice Stock Photo

Golden sunset after the winter Solstice on Cayuga Lake. Upon the winter solstice, the Sun appears at its lowest in the sky, and its noontime elevation seems to stay the same for several days before and after this day. The Sun’s gradual decrease in the sky reverses upon the winter solstice, marking what many cultures believe to be a “rebirth” of the Sun as the hours of daylight become longer. The colors of the sunset result from a phenomenon called scattering. NYS FingerLakes Cayuga Lake is 435 feet deep.