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Deutsch: Sonnenaufgang hinter dem Fersenstein von Stonehenge.
English: The sun behind the Heel Stone at Stonehenge, shortly after sunrise on the summer solstice.
Español: El sol detrás de la Piedra del Tacón en el monumento de Stonehenge, Gran Bretaña, poco después del amanecer del solsticio de verano.
Français : Le soleil derrière la Heel Stone de Stonehenge, peu après son lever, au solstice d'été.

For a description of the role of the Heel Stone in the solar alignment at Stonehenge on the summer solstice, see Image:Summer Solstice 2005 Sunrise over Stonehenge 01.jpg


Keywords: Summer Solstice, Stonehenge, sunlight, Heel Stone


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Website: http://www.andrewdunnphoto.com/
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Picture of the day This image was selected as a picture of the day for October 6, 2005. It was captioned as followed:
English: The sun behind the Heel Stone at Stonehenge, shortly after sunrise on the summer solstice,UK

Aragonés: O sol d'o solstizio d'estiu puya dezaga d'un menir en Stonehenge (Reino Unito)
Česky: Východ Slunce za Patním kamenem Stonehenge na letní slunovrat.
Deutsch: Die Sonne hinter dem Heel Stone in Stonehenge, kurz nach Sonnenaufgang zur Sommersonnenwende
English: The sun behind the Heel Stone at Stonehenge, shortly after sunrise on the summer solstice,UK
Español: El sol detrás de una de las piedras de Stonehenge, Reino Unido poco después del solsticio estival.
Suomi: Aurinko Heel Stone -kiven takana Stonehengessa vähän ennen auringonnousua kesäpäivänseisauksen aikaan
Français : Le soleil du solstice d'été se lève derrière un menhir du site de Stonehenge (Royaume-Uni)
Galego: O Sol tras dun menhir en Stonehenge, Reino Unido, pouco despois do abrente no solsticio de verán
日本語: 夏至の日の朝、イギリスストーンヘンジではヒールストーンの後ろから太陽が昇る。
Latina: Solis ortus solstitii aestivi post Choream Gigantum.
‪Norsk (nynorsk)‬: Sola bak Stonehenge kort tid etter soloppgang etter sommarsolkverv.
Polski: Stonehenge: wschód słońca w dniu letniego przesilenia.
Português: O Sol por trás da Heel Stone em Stonehenge, Reino Unido
Русский: Солнце за камнем Стоунхенджа на рассвете в день летного солнцестояния, Великобритания
Slovenčina: Slnko za Heel Stone v Stonehenge, krátko po východe slnka počas letného slnovratu.
Slovenščina: Sonce za kamnom svetišča Stonehenge, Združeno kraljestvo, malo po poletnem solsticiju.
ไทย: ดวงอาทิตย์เพิ่งขึ้นเบื้องหลังฮีลสโตนที่สโตนเฮนจ์, สหราชอาณาจักร ในวันครีษมายัน
‪中文(简体)‬: 在夏至那天,日出时,太阳正在英国史前时代巨石圈的希尔石后面

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08:09, 22 June 2005800×611 (45 KB)Solipsist (The sun behind the Heel Stone at Stonehenge, shortly after sunrise on the summer solstice. ---- Photograph © Andrew Dunn, 21 June 2005 {{cc-by-sa-2.0}} ---- Keywords: Summer Solstice, Stonehenge, sunlight, Heel Stone Category:Stonehenge)
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