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Stonehenge at Summer Solstice 2003
Stonehenge Solstice 2003

Stonehenge Solstice 2003

Photo by Scott Barbour / Getty Images
A reveler greets the sun as it rises above Stonehenge on the day of the Summer Solstice June 21, 2003 in Wiltshire, England. More than 30,000 people danced as they greeted the sunrise on summer's longest day at Stonehenge.

There's always some goofball who has to stand on the top of the stones to personally welcome in the sun. I have to admit he makes for a compelling photograph, though.

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