[SunkenCiv]

© Egypt Ministry of Antiquities

[BenLurkin]

Nice!

[Paladin2]

Thanks.

That certainly saves a buncha aggravation in hauling my sorry butt there on the right day and time.

I do have to admit though that the sorta recent total Solar Eclipse was well worth the [minor] trip to the totality path.

[Ouchthatonehurt]

The sun setting on the shoulder of the Sphinx would have been obscured by Khafre’s Temple, the ruins of which can be seen in the foreground. Seems like a dubious assertion.

[KarlInOhio]

So the secret is that the sphinx faces east? Amazing.

[bgill]

One step left or right by the photographer would give a totally different perspective.

[HandyDandy]

“.......Earth's axis doesn't point toward or away from the sun,.......”

That is just plain silly talk.

[Phil DiBasquette]

What walks on 4 legs in the morning

2 at midday

And 3 at night

[PIF]

[blogOps]

Always enjoyed your ancient history posts.

[bert]

Everyone knew

Run of the mill Ancestral Pueblo dwellings had holes in the wall that showed the sun on special days. They built the calender into the house.

Hovenweep National Monument, Colorado / Utah

[yesthatjallen]

Did they adjust for precession?

[HandyDandy]

Welp, the words “Sphinx”, and “Equinox” both end with the letter “x”, so..........

[myerson]

Well, it depends on where the viewer is standing.

[MAAG]

Isaiah 19:19-21 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

19 In that day there will be an altar to the Lord in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar to the Lord near its border. 20 It will become a sign and a witness to the Lord of hosts in the land of Egypt; for they will cry to the Lord because of oppressors, and He will send them a Savior and a [a]Champion, and He will deliver them. 21 Thus the Lord will make Himself known to Egypt, and the Egyptians will know the Lord in that day. They will even worship with sacrifice and offering, and will make a vow to the Lord and perform it.