Stonehenge Skyscape

June 21, 2019 8:58 PM

Stonehenge Skyscape. "For thousands of years people have made the pilgrimage to Stonehenge to gaze in wonder at the interplay with the monument of the sun, moon and stars, but from Friday a virtual version of the looming sky above the circle will be available to people from around the world. A live feed from a camera close to the stones has been set up – appropriately enough on the summer solstice – to allow people to tune in to the monument whenever they want. After dark, the live feed is replaced by a computer-generated image of the night sky as it would be at the moment a viewer clicks on the link to the website." [Via]
posted by homunculus (4 comments total)

Conveniently timed to coincide with that Boards of Canada mix...
posted by mykescipark at 11:08 PM on June 21, 2019

Stonescape Skyhenge
posted by The Tensor at 12:19 AM on June 22, 2019 [1 favorite]

Stonehenge is probably the most boring landmark I have ever been to. After I got done with the audio tour me and a friend walked into an adjacent field and stood around until it was time for the bus to leave because that was more interesting than looking at Stonehenge. Avebury at least had a pub and a museum.
posted by nestor_makhno at 9:32 AM on June 22, 2019 [3 favorites]

Always skip Stonehenge and go to Avebury.
posted by rum-soaked space hobo at 3:57 AM on June 23, 2019 [1 favorite]