The Temple of the Sun at the Winter Solstice, 2002
A patch of sunlight within the Temple is precisely bisected by a straight ledge sculpted into the bedrock. In June 2002, Abby and Nile were at this site before sunrise in order to capture the event with a camera. In the early 1980s astronomers discovered that a window in the Temple of the Sun was aligned with the direction of the sunrise of the June (winter) solstice.
The Temple of the Sun was an important structure for the Inca. More about the solstice and features of the Temple follow.
