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Winter Solstice Alignment
By NO'N.
22, Dec 2007 - 16:44

Aiden Clarke took these fine photos of the midwinter sun setting into a niche near Croagh Patrick. The late Gerry Bracken first observed this phenomena some years ago, as the sun set directly in line with five standing stones at Killadangan. The time of sunset is approximately 1.50 pm.

(See link below).

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The sun setting behind the distant hill, as seen over the five standing stones at Killadangan, just east of Murrisk.

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Close-up of the sun setting at 1.50 pm.on December 21st, The Winter Solstice.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_solstice

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