The Winter Solstice
The beginning of the rebirth. First day of Winter. Shortest day of the year.
Photo is of the beam of morning sunlight at Newgrange, Ireland.
The shaft is aligned such that the light shines only on the morning of the solstice. Newgrange was built 5,000 years ago.
Photograph is by Cyril Byrne and can be found at the excellent
Astronomy Picture of the Day.
Posted by DaveH at December 21, 2008 1:20 PM