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Draw and label a diagram of the eastern horizon from northeast to southeast and label the rising point of the sun at the solstices and equinoxes.

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The sunrise point will be over the Heelstone with 45o45^o to the north from the east. This line will pass through the stone in front of the solstices to its center. The eastern horizon will intercept at the right summer solstices sunrise

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