NATS 1745 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Maya Calendar, Eclipse Cycle, Celestial Equator
11 Apr 2014
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Lecture 3 positional astronomy and cycle of stars (continued), mayan. Astronomy, venus: positional astronomy and cycle of stars, mayan astronomy, venus, positional astronomy and cycle of stars. 13) the constellations we see depend on our latitude: Northern hemisphere: we all see constellations north of ce (celestial equator) Southern hemisphere: we all see constellations s of the ce. Constellations are a purely visual connection, made up of groups of stars that various civilizations have grouped together in shapes of images/symbols. 14) every night at a given latitude, each star rises and sets at the exact same azimuths. 15) direction can therefore be found with a star compass , in which the horizon is divided into directions marked precisely by the rising or setting of bright stars. 1) mayan sites and records reveal: the maya tracked celestial cycles in order to worship the mayan gods associated with celestial bodies.
