Image:Sun behind the Heel Stone.jpg

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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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 Deutsch: Die Sonne hinter dem Heel Stone in Stonehenge, kurz nach Sonnenaufgang zur Sommersonnenwende Français : Le soleil du solstice d'été se lève derrière un menhir du site de Stonehenge ( Royaume-Uni) Español: El sol detrás de una de las piedras de Stonehenge, Reino Unido poco después del solsticio estival. 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、 イギリスの 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: ดวงอาทิตย์เพิ่งขึ้นเบื้องหลังฮีลสโตนที่ สโตนเฮนจ์, สหราชอาณาจักร ในวันครีษมายัน 简体中文: 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