(NewsNation) — Skywatchers could gain new insights about Stonehenge during a rare celestial event coming to the skies this summer solstice on Friday, June 21. Every midsummer's night, tens of thousands of people gather at Stonehenge to celebrate and witness the rising sun in alignment with the Heel Stone standing outside the circle, but a longstanding hypothesis is that part of the historic structure is also aligned with the moonrise and moonset at what is called a major lunar standstill. A major lunar standstill happens every 18.6 years when the moon rises and sets at its most extreme points on the horizon while also climbing to its highest and lowest points in the sky, making it
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