Still Images
Maeshowe December 1998 - January 1999

As expected, "flashing occurred today, where the sun disappeared behind the Ward Hill of Hoy and momentarily reappeared on the other side - literally blinking on the back wall of the cairn.  Pictures below were taken on 35mm ISO 400 film.
 See page 1 for digital photos of the sunset
 

Maeshowe entry passage from outside 14:50	The sun at 14:50 over the Hoy Hills
The beam eventually evenly illuminates the blocking stone	By 15:20 the sun slipped behind the Ward Hill
A diffuse light then shone into the cairn	Then at 15:30 a second flash or blink of light shone onto the back wall
This was dimmer than the first beam	It faded quickly
At 15:31 the sun disappears again behind the Ward Hill of Hoy	The sun set into the notch between the Hoy Hills and the Stenness skyline   The "flashing" or "blink" of light is not very strong, and identical to that observed on 1st December 1998.

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