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Астронет: Астрономическая картинка дня APOD: 2025 December 22 Б Sunset Solstice over Stonehenge http://www.variable-stars.ru/db/msg/1986266 |
Credit & Copyright: English Heritage,
Josh Dury
Explanation:
Yesterday the Sun reached its southernmost point in planet Earth's sky.
Called a solstice,
many cultures mark yesterday's date as a change of seasons -- from autumn to winter in
Earth's Northern Hemisphere and from spring to summer in Earth's Southern Hemisphere.
The featured image was taken just before the
longest night
of the 2025 northern year at
Stonehenge in
United Kingdom.
There, through
stones precisely placed 4,500 years ago, a 4.5 billion year old
large glowing orb is seen setting.
Even given the precession of the Earth's rotational axis over the millennia, the
Sun continues to
set over
Stonehenge in an
astronomically significant way.
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings,
and Disclaimers
NASA Official: Jay Norris.
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rights apply.
A service of:
LHEA at
NASA /
GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
Based on Astronomy Picture
Of the Day