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Credit: Max Alexander,
STFC, SPL
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 above 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 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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