NATS 1745 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Celestial Equator, Celestial Pole, 10Th Parallel North
24 Sep 2013
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Newgrange is aligned to the winter solstice which occurs on december 21st. At noon the solstices & equinoxes, the sundagger exhibits 2 beams of sunlight which either bisect or frame the spirals. On the summer solstice the larger spiral is bisected by one dagger of sunlight. On the winter solstice the larger spiral is now framed by two daggers of sunlight. When stonehenge was built, the summer solstice sun rose beside the heel stone (due to the precession of the equinoxes) this suggests: there used to be 2 heel. How does it describe what happens to the. Winter solstice sun rises furthest south east & sets on the furthest south west. Summer solstice sun rises furthest north east & sets on the furthest south west. On the equinoxes rises due east & sets due west: describe how the thirteen towers of chankilo, peru were used to track the time of year.
