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=Observatory=

= = =One theory is that Stonehenge is some type of observatory, but it could also have been used to chart planetary movements for a basic calendar or for religious purposes.= =The stones are aligned in a certain way to provide sight lines for the sun and the moon on certain dates; most notably, the summer and winter times. The 30 Y and 29 Z Holes might have been used by priests to count alternate months.= =British author John Mitchell has suggested that Stonehenge was "a cosmic temple dedicated to all twelve gods of the zodiac. It represents theideal cosmology, the perfect and complete image of the universe".= = =

=The experts are now in agreement that the designers of Stonehenge exhibited a lot of knowledge about astronomy. Nowhere is this more evident than in the rectangle formed by the four Station Stones, which marks an exact alignment to the eight key points of the 18.6-year cycle of the Moon. However, whilst such complex astronomical alignments are no longer disputed, their significance continues to be the source of much controversy.=

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