NATS 1745 Final: Chapter 1 - Exam Review Questions.docx
17 Sep 2014
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Describe what happens at newgrange on this day. The sun rises on the shortest day of the year: describe what happens to the sundagger on the solstices and equinoxes. At noon on the solstices/equinoxes, the sundagger exhibits two beams of sunlight which bisect or frame the spirals. Describe what happens at stonehenge on this day. Stonehenge"s heelstone is aligned to the summer solstice. Azimuth sunrise on the northern winter solstice is south east and sunset is south west. Azimuth sunrise on the northern summer solstice is north east and sunset is north. Equinox sunrise is due east and sets due west: describe how the thirteen towers of chankillo, peru were used to track the time of year. How about the summer solstice marker? a: winter solstice: sunrise=ne, sunset=nw, summer solstice: sunrise=se, sunset=sw. The tower has a baker dozen of stones, the sun starts rising behind the left most stone and gradually moves correct over six months.
