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Solstice at Newgrange Tomorrow’s solstice marks the southernmost point of the Sun’s annual motion through planet Earth’s sky and the astronomical beginning of winter in the north. In celebration of the northern winter solstice and the International Year of Astronomy 2009, you can watch a live webcast of the the solstice sunrise from [...]

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By Donna L. Preble
What is the zodiac? According to the dictionary, it is “an imaginary belt encircling the heavens, extending about eight degrees to either side of the ecliptic, and containing twelve constellations.” Actually it is a mathematically arranged map of the sun’s influence, including that of the planets, upon the earth [...]