Weather hinders Solstice

ei0675 · 2008-12-21 09:17:01

Unfortunatly the typical Irish weather has hindered the Winter Solstice for 2008. not been present on site i watched the webcast of it. the good people at OPW did how ever splice last years recorded solstice in exact time with this years to get a very good realistic effect of what it should have been like. i do feel for…

21-12-2008 09:17AM

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Unfortunatly the typical Irish weather has hindered the Winter Solstice for 2008. not been present on site i watched the webcast of it. the good people at OPW did how ever splice last years recorded solstice in exact time with this years to get a very good realistic effect of what it should have been like.
i do feel for those who were on site and didnt get to actualy see it.

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#2 25-12-2008 03:50PM

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Headed down to Drombeg stone circle for sunset on the 21st, large group of people there, poor weather but good fun, was great just to be there

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#3 21-01-2009 12:50PM

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We were a lot luckier at the Baltray standing stones at the mouth of the Boyne:
http://www.mythicalireland.com/ancientsites/baltray/solstice-sunrise-2008.php

Got a fantastic sunrise, beneath a sheath of cloud. Hundreds at Newgrange were disappointed.

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#4 21-12-2017 12:46PM

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Clouded out again this morning, that's the 8th time in 9 years I do believe.

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