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Winter Solstice 2005 (updated)
by Simon at 17:49 21/12/05 (Blogs::Simon)
600 people at Stonehenge for the Winter Solstice is far more manageable than 25000 at the Summer Solstice.

(updated with sunset pics)

This morning was a bit misty, with low cloud on the southeastern horizon only allowing the briefest glimpse of a watery sun at dawn.

More photos are available at http://web.org.uk/wintersolstice2005/

I'll be heading back to Stonehenge this afternoon for the solstice sunset - here's hoping it stays clear.

Sunny Solstice, everyone :-)

Update: - well, it was overcast for the rest of the 21st, with the sun only just peeking through at the moment of sunset.

Not to worry, I was also down at Stonehenge last Saturday (17th Dec), when the skies were clear at sunset.... and that looked like this:


Taken 17th Dec 2005 from the mid-point of the Avenue looking southwest along the axis of Stonehenge at sunset

How many 5000 year old machines do you know that work this well? :-)

More pictures from the 17th's sunset, and one of the 21st's, are available here.

--
simon

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JPG image (56 K) Sunrise through the trilithon 21/12/2005
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