Sunrise Solstice at Stonehenge

Today the Sun reaches its northernmost point in planet Earth's sky. Called a solstice , the date traditionally marks a change of seasons -- from spring to summer in Earth 's Northern Hemisphere and from fall to winter in Earth's Southern Hemisphere . The above image was taken during the week of the 2008 summer solstice at Stonehenge in United Kingdom , and captures a picturesque sunrise involving fog, trees, clouds, stones placed about 4,500 years ago, and a 5 billion year old large glowing orb . Even given the precession of the Earth's rotational axis over the millennia, the Sun continues to rise over Stonehenge in an astronomically significant way .