Isis, Osiris, and the Scorpion These are screen captures from Mark Haney's SkyGlobe that show the eastern and western horizons near the winter and summer solstices in 2000-2001. Due to precession, Orion no longer rises heliacally exactly on the solstice, but these should still give you a good idea of the position of the constellations in question. Oph = Ophiuchus; Ori = Orion; Sco = Scorpio; Ser = Serpens (2) Winter Solstice: Orion "dies" WEST, 6:30am, December 21, 2000 EAST, 6:30am, December 21, 2000 Summer Solstice: Orion rises, Scorpio "dies" EAST, 6:06am, July 7, 2001 WEST, 6:06am, July 7, 2001 |