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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
       Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our   
         fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation   
                       written by a professional astronomer.   
      
                                 2025 December 22   
      The sun is setting across a field in a clear sky. In the field are the   
       famous stones of Stonehenge. The Sun peaks out from the center of the   
      stone array. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.   
      
                          Sunset Solstice over Stonehenge   
               Image Credit & Copyright: English Heritage, Josh Dury   
      
      Explanation: Yesterday the Sun reached its southernmost point in planet   
      Earth's sky. Called a solstice, many cultures mark yesterday's date as   
      a change of seasons -- from autumn to winter in Earth's Northern   
      Hemisphere and from spring to summer in Earth's Southern Hemisphere.   
      The featured image was taken just before the longest night of the 2025   
      northern year at Stonehenge in United Kingdom. There, through stones   
      precisely placed 4,500 years ago, a 4.5 billion year old large glowing   
      orb is seen setting. Even given the precession of the Earth's   
      rotational axis over the millennia, the Sun continues to set over   
      Stonehenge in an astronomically significant way.   
      
                       Tomorrow's picture: strange lightning   
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          Authors & editors: Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (UMCP)   
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