NATS 1745 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Northern Hemisphere, Azimuth, September Equinox
10 Feb 2014
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Describe what happens at newgrange on this day. Newgrange"s roofbox is aligned to the winter solstice sunrise. On the 21 of december at sunrise, the hallway fills with a beam of light and is likely to reflect a belief in rebirth or reincarnation: describe what happens to the sundagger on the solstices and equinoxes. Describe what happens at stonehenge on this day. Local noon for sun to be highest point. The word solstice means - solar standstill. The sun rising or setting position (the stop of that shift) Winter time - sun is mostly south, the winter solstice has to be se for sunrise and sw for the set. Summer solstice (longer path), rising ne, setting nw. Equinoxes (equal rise and setting) rising e, setting w: describe how the thirteen towers of chankillo, peru were used to track the time of year. 13 tower s-the sun shifts through the notches and each interval between the towers mark a month.
