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Astronomy Picture of the Day -- Sunrise Solstice over Stonehenge
NASA ^
| Monday, June 20, 2016
| (see photo credit)
Posted on 06/20/2016 3:35:50 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
Explanation: Today the Sun reaches its northernmost point in planet Earth's sky. Called a solstice, the date traditionally marks a change of seasons -- from spring to summer in Earth's Northern Hemisphere and from fall to winter in Earth's Southern Hemisphere. The featured image was taken during the week of the 2008 summer solstice at Stonehenge in United Kingdom, and captures a picturesque sunrise involving fog, trees, clouds, stones placed about 4,500 years ago, and a 4.5 billion year old large glowing orb. Even given the precession of the Earth's rotational axis over the millennia, the Sun continues to rise over Stonehenge in an astronomically significant way.
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TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Science
KEYWORDS: apod; archaeoastronomy; astronomy; megaliths; science; solstice; stonehenge; summersolstice; unitedkingdom
[Credit and Copyright: Max Alexander, STFC, SPL]
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posted on
06/20/2016 3:35:51 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
To: brytlea; cripplecreek; decimon; disndat; KoRn; Grammy; steelyourfaith; Mmogamer; dayglored; ...
Kind of my favorite and least favorite day of the year, rolled into one.
The Big One [4200 pixel wide]
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posted on
06/20/2016 3:37:53 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(I'll tell you what's wrong with society -- no one drinks from the skulls of their enemies anymore.)
To: SunkenCiv
Mixed emotions: The longest day of the year brings joy for those who need bright days with plenty of sunshine. On the flip side one realizes that days on end will be shorter still for a number of months. Dreary days with little sunlight. Time marches on.
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posted on
06/20/2016 3:45:18 AM PDT
by
V K Lee
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To: SunkenCiv
Good photo. Moving image.
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posted on
06/20/2016 3:52:27 AM PDT
by
Robert A Cook PE
(I can only donate monthly, but socialists' ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
06/20/2016 4:03:34 AM PDT
by
BigEdLB
(Take it Easy, Chuck. I'm Not Taking it Back -- Donald Trump)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
06/20/2016 4:09:15 AM PDT
by
BigEdLB
(Take it Easy, Chuck. I'm Not Taking it Back -- Donald Trump)
To: V K Lee
I'm going out at 1:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time (which should be NOON Eastern Standard Time)to do what I do every year at this day and time: mark my shadow, which will be pointed True South.
God has made everything with a Beautiful Design.
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posted on
06/20/2016 4:12:35 AM PDT
by
Mrs. Don-o
(For from Him and through Him and for Him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen. -Rom. 11)
To: Mrs. Don-o
Depending on where you are in the Eastern Time Zone it may be pointed due south at 1:00pm EDT (12:00pm EST) as you may or may not be at noon at actual local solar time.
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posted on
06/20/2016 6:01:39 AM PDT
by
GreenLanternCorps
(Hi! I'm the Dread Pirate Roberts! (TM) Ask about franchise opportunities in your area.)
To: SunkenCiv
18"
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posted on
06/20/2016 6:33:44 AM PDT
by
left that other site
(You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
To: Mrs. Don-o
You must live south of the tropic of cancer. I live almost on it, so at 1:46PM the sun will be directly overhead, leaving no shadow for me.
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posted on
06/20/2016 6:51:53 AM PDT
by
FXRP
To: SunkenCiv
Kind of my favorite and least favorite day of the year, rolled into one. I know what you mean. There is a moment there when not even the shadow knows.
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posted on
06/20/2016 8:36:57 PM PDT
by
disndat
To: SunkenCiv
That was a busy day, Summer Solstice, Stonehenge 4,500 years ago.
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posted on
06/21/2016 10:05:13 PM PDT
by
Mike Darancette
(The most vocal supporters of a good con man are the victims.)
To: BigEdLB
>>>STONEHENGE BALLET<<<
What is that, some kind of rock music?
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posted on
06/21/2016 10:27:48 PM PDT
by
7MMmag
( bullets that spin and explode sold separately)
To: 7MMmag
Classical style created with virtual instruments.
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posted on
06/21/2016 11:07:04 PM PDT
by
BigEdLB
(Take it Easy, Chuck. I'm Not Taking it Back -- Donald Trump)
To: left that other site
...record of the band that played the blues...
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posted on
06/22/2016 4:43:11 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(I'll tell you what's wrong with society -- no one drinks from the skulls of their enemies anymore.)
To: SunkenCiv
Played, of course, on a custom amp that goes up to 11.
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posted on
06/22/2016 5:42:22 AM PDT
by
left that other site
(You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
To: left that other site
Stonehenge was, after all, a prehistoric record turntable.
The technology never caught on, it only plays the one song.
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posted on
06/22/2016 7:47:45 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(I'll tell you what's wrong with society -- no one drinks from the skulls of their enemies anymore.)
To: Mrs. Don-o
I measure the sunlight that comes into my kitchen window this time of year. It doesn’t any other time. Never thought of marking my shadow.
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posted on
06/22/2016 7:52:54 AM PDT
by
Ditter
(God Bless Texas!)
To: V K Lee
Agreed, the realization that the days will now be shorter is a bit of a bummer for me. I enjoy summer, it allows me to extend my walking hours to nearly 9 PM.
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posted on
06/22/2016 7:55:47 AM PDT
by
Night Hides Not
(Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!)
To: Night Hides Not
One of many reasons fear that I could not survive living north of the Mason/Dixon Line. The lack of sunlight and the freezing cold of winter.
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posted on
06/22/2016 8:58:12 AM PDT
by
V K Lee
(u TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP to TRIUMPH Follow the lead MAKE AMERICA GREAT)
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