(12/22/06) At the University of Massachusetts Sunwheel on Rocky Hill Road next to the football stadium, UMass astronomy professor Judith Young holds discussions during sunrise and sunset of each equinox and solstice. On Friday morning, a crowd of about thirty people gathered to mark the first sunrise of winter 2006.
-- Stephanie O'Keeffe
The pre-dawn sky glows pink and red over the Sunwheel.
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The crowd watches as the sun gets closer to the horizon.
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Professor Judith Young explains the sun's motion to the assembled crowd, seen through two of the Sunwheel's standing stones.
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The sun makes its first appearance of the winter over the stone marking the location of the winter solstice sunrise.
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-- Stephanie O'Keeffe
Comments
So does Amherst revolve around the sun or does the sun revolve around Amherst?
Posted by: Larry Kelley | December 22, 2006 08:51 PM