Beowulf - A Precessional Myth, page 16

Appendix 2: Effect of Rising Sun

In this essay, all dawn sky shots have been shown with all stars visible, but in reality we'll see something like the shots shown below (constellation shapes left overlaying the sky):

Figure 15: The darkest hour before the dawn, all stars visible.

Figure 16: Sun arising, the faintest stars have gone, but brightest remain visible.

Figure 17: Sun now appearing, all stars gone.