NATS 1745 Study Guide - Final Guide: Astronomical Object, Equinox, Northern Hemisphere
20 May 2016
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Describe what happens at newgrange on this day. In ireland; newgrange is aligned to the winter solstice. On this day, the sunrise shines in the tunnel towards the end, stalling for 15 minutes on the tomb. For the pagine people, this is the time when the spirit world connects with the living world. It represents rebirth as days begin to lengthen and ice thaws: describe what happens to the sundagger on the solstices and equinoxes. Equinoxes: the light bisects the spiral just right of the middle, with a second light on a. Summer solstice: the light bisects the spiral in the middle smaller spiral in the top left corner. Describe what happens at stonehenge on this day. The procession of the equinoxes shifts the sunrise over a long period of time. When stonehenge was built, the sun rises beside the heelstone, suggesting there would be another heel stone framing the sunrise.
