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Wednesday, 24 December 2008

Happy solstice

Astronomy Picture of the Day has a wonderful image of the solstice light at Newgrange in Ireland and another of an analemma (the path of the Sun throughout the year) over the Porch of the Maidens in Athens. You can also see a webcast of the Newgrange sunrise.
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