Monuments aligned to the heavens
Star maps and the art of pathfinding
Myths painted on a dark canvas
The modern struggle to see the dark
007skaty Giza Pyramid Cardinal Alignment
True North, True North / Follow the shadow of the equinox.
007skaty On the winter solstice, the setting sun casts dramatic light onto a sacred interior podium, spotlighting the Nabataean sun god Dushara.
007skaty The Chankillo ruins in Peru form the oldest solar observatory in the Americas.
007skaty Slither along the castle walls to discover how ancient astronomers tracked the sun.
Stonehenge's stones: Stonehenge contains bluestones that were transported over 140 miles from the Preseli Hills in Wales, a massive feat for Neolithic builders.
Either of the two times in the year when the sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky at noon. Inca architects aligned the Intihuatana stone at Machu Picchu to study solar movements during these times.
Which Middle Eastern civilization carved the city of Petra to align with solar solstices?
007skaty Central sarsen stones on Salisbury Plain align so the summer solstice sun rises directly over the outlying Heel Stone.
During which astronomical event does the setting sun illuminate the sacred podium inside Petra's Ad Deir?
How many stone towers make up the solar calendar horizon at Peru's Chankillo observatory?
What is the name of the oldest solar observatory in the Americas, located in Peru?
What is the total number of steps on the El Castillo pyramid, matching the solar calendar?
Which Mayan deity is represented by the slithering shadow on El Castillo during the equinoxes?
What poetic name did ancient Egyptians give to circumpolar stars that never set below the horizon?
Which two stars did ancient Egyptians track to align the Great Pyramid with true north?