Also, see https://fosstodon.org/@AkaSci/115688248995273358 for
why the date of the earliest sunset of the year does not coincide with the winter solstice.
@rozeboosjePino Carafa
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Beautiful pic of the sunset at Stonehenge taken on December 20, 2025.
"There, through stones precisely placed 4,500 years ago, a 4.5 billion year old large glowing orb is seen setting.
Even given the precession of the Earth's rotational axis over the millennia, the Sun continues to set over Stonehenge in an astronomically significant way."
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap251222.html
Image Credit & Copyright: English Heritage, Josh Dury
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