Bronze Age cemetery near Inverness — two passage cairns and a ring cairn surrounded by standing stone circles. Both passage cairns aligned to Winter Solstice sunset down their passages. The cairns that inspired Diana Gabaldon's Outlander standing stones. Graded stone circles increase in height toward the SW (solstice sunset direction). Kerb stones graded light-to-dark in same direction.
Stellar Alignments (89 stars)
| Star ▴ | Rise Az ▴ | Rise Δ ▴ | Set Az ▴ | Set Δ ▴ | Tradition ▴ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleiades (Alcyone) | 79.7° | — | 280.3° | — | |
| Orion's Belt (Alnilam) | 113.1° | — | 246.9° | — | |
| Sirius | 128.0° | — | 232.0° | — | |
| Thuban | — | — | — | — | |
| Vega | — | — | — | — | |
| Regulus | 41.1° | — | 318.9° | — | |
| Aldebaran | 88.6° | — | 271.4° | — | |
| Antares | 108.5° | — | 251.5° | — | |
| Fomalhaut | — | — | — | — | |
| Arcturus | — | — | — | — | |
| Galactic Center (Sgr A*) | 123.3° | — | 236.7° | — | |
| Galactic Anti-Center | 56.8° | — | 303.2° | — | |
| Deneb | — | — | — | — | |
| Capella | 12.3° | — | 347.7° | — | |
| Castor | 25.8° | — | 334.2° | — | |
| Pollux | 34.0° | — | 326.0° | — | |
| Procyon | 79.0° | — | 281.0° | — | |
| Betelgeuse | 94.7° | — | 265.3° | — | |
| Rigel | 130.7° | — | 229.3° | — | |
| Bellatrix | 100.9° | — | 259.1° | — | |
| Achernar | — | — | — | — | |
| Acrux | — | — | — | — | |
| Mimosa | — | — | — | — | |
| Altair | 76.2° | — | 283.8° | — | |
| Kochab | — | — | — | — | |
| Dubhe | — | — | — | — | |
| Alkaid | — | — | — | — | |
| Mizar | — | — | — | — | |
| Hamal | 85.6° | — | 274.4° | — | |
| Zubenelgenubi | 81.6° | — | 278.4° | — | |
| Alnitak | 113.8° | — | 246.2° | — | |
| Mintaka | 112.1° | — | 247.9° | — | |
| Saiph | 127.8° | — | 232.2° | — | |
| Peacock | — | — | — | — | |
| Miaplacidus | — | — | — | — | |
| Rigil Kentaurus | — | — | — | — | |
| Hadar | — | — | — | — | |
| Gacrux | — | — | — | — | |
| Naos | — | — | — | — | |
| Suhail | — | — | — | — | |
| Avior | — | — | — | — | |
| Atria | — | — | — | — | |
| Regor | — | — | — | — | |
| Alsephina | — | — | — | — | |
| Shaula | 139.0° | — | 221.0° | — | |
| Ankaa | — | — | — | — | |
| Menkent | 117.9° | — | 242.1° | — | |
| Alpheratz | 72.1° | — | 287.9° | — | |
| Eltanin | — | — | — | — | |
| Kornephoros | — | — | — | — | |
| Rasalhague | 42.7° | — | 317.3° | — | |
| Denebola | — | — | — | — | |
| Alhena | 72.0° | — | 288.0° | — | |
| Alphard | 88.1° | — | 271.9° | — | |
| Bharani | 90.8° | — | 269.2° | — | |
| Pushya | 44.1° | — | 315.9° | — | |
| Adhara | 162.4° | — | 197.6° | — | |
| Wezen | 149.5° | — | 210.5° | — | |
| Navi | — | — | — | — | |
| Schedar | — | — | — | — | |
| Nunki | 129.8° | — | 230.2° | — | |
| Canopus | — | — | — | — | |
| Kaus Australis | 141.8° | — | 218.2° | — | |
| Sabik | 94.0° | — | 266.0° | — | |
| Scheat | 69.3° | — | 290.7° | — | |
| Enif | 92.2° | — | 267.8° | — | |
| Diphda | — | — | — | — | |
| Alphecca | — | — | — | — | |
| Rasalgethi | 34.4° | — | 325.6° | — | |
| Spica | 70.8° | — | 289.2° | — | |
| Zubeneschamali | 70.7° | — | 289.3° | — | |
| Unukalhai | 39.3° | — | 320.7° | — | |
| Murzim | 139.1° | — | 220.9° | — | |
| Phact | — | — | — | — | |
| Mirfak | 21.5° | — | 338.5° | — | |
| Vindemiatrix | 10.4° | — | 349.6° | — | |
| Markab | 92.7° | — | 267.3° | — | |
| Algol | 48.8° | — | 311.2° | — | |
| Sadalmelik | 113.8° | — | 246.2° | — | |
| Sadalsuud | 118.3° | — | 241.7° | — | |
| Sun (Summer Solstice) | 42.3° | — | 317.7° | — | |
| Sun (Winter Solstice) | 137.7° | — | 222.3° | — | |
| Sun (Equinox) | 90.0° | — | 270.0° | — | |
| Sun (Northern Cross-Quarter) | 58.1° | — | 301.9° | — | |
| Sun (Southern Cross-Quarter) | 121.9° | — | 238.1° | — | |
| Moon (N Major Standstill) | 26.7° | — | 333.3° | — | |
| Moon (S Major Standstill) | 153.3° | — | 206.7° | — | |
| Moon (N Minor Standstill) | 53.4° | — | 306.6° | — | |
| Moon (S Minor Standstill) | 126.7° | — | 233.3° | — |
Related Sites — Pleiades Exchange