Winter solstice one must be able to observe a change in azimuth or elevation less than or equal to about 1/60 of the angular diameter of the sun. Observing that it occurred within a two-day period is easier, requiring an observation precision of only about 1/16 of the angular diameter of the sun. Thus, many observations are of the day of the solstice rather than the instant. This is often done by observing the sunrise and sunset or using an astronomically aligned instrument that allows a ray of light to be cast on a certain point around that time. Length of day
Six Months, Three Days for the 2011 Nebula Award and the 2011 Theodore Sturgeon Award; it won the 2012 Hugo Award for Best Novelette. Rachel Swirsky described the story as a "philosophical contrast" between determinism and free will. Jim C. Hines said Anders' resolution to the fixed vs. multiple futures conflict was "simultaneously tragic and scary and hopeful", but added that it "felt "right" for the story". In 2013, "Deadline Hollywood" announced that a television adaptation was being prepared for NBC, with script written by Eric Garcia. Six Months, Three Days "Six Months, Three Days" is a science fiction novelette by Charlie Jane Anders.