NATS 1745 Study Guide - Final Guide: Heel Stone, Newgrange, Archaeoastronomy

74 views2 pages

Document Summary

Newgrange is aligned to the winter solstice, on the winter solstice, the sun"s light illuminated the main chamber of the tomb for 15 minutes through the roofbox: describe what happens to the sundagger on the solstices and equinoxes. On the summer solstice, the large spiral is bisected by a single beam of light. On the winter solstice, two daggers of light surround the spirals on the rocks. Describe what happens at stonehenge on this day. On the summer solstice the sun rises behind the heel stone. What is the local time when the sun is at its highest point in the sky? noon. What is the local time when the sun is seen on the eastern horizon? sunrise. How does it describe what happens to the. Longest day: summer solstice (june22) the sun rises and sets at its northernmost position, traversing a long, high arc.

Get access

Grade+20% off
$8 USD/m$10 USD/m
Billed $96 USD annually
Grade+
Homework Help
Study Guides
Textbook Solutions
Class Notes
Textbook Notes
Booster Class
40 Verified Answers

Related Documents