Ac Ek - Turtle (Mayan)
Constallation: Ori
Source: http://www.lustres-a-pampilles.fr/232%20archives/Orion%20Tortue%203%20&%204/tortue%20!.pdf
Finder Chart:
Date: 4/8/2021 9:15 PM Local Time
Location: Comanche Springs Astronomy Campus near Crowell, TX
Seeing: OK
Transparency: OK
Instrument Used: None
Notes/Description: None
Sketch
Questions
1. Does the selected and sketched pattern resemble any known asterism or official constellation that we use today? If so, which one(s)?
Yes Orion's belt stars.
2. Did the culture in this section have a similar mythology (e.g. dogs, hunter, boat, etc.)?
No.
3. If yes, describe any material differences in either the figure's star pattern as imagined by the culture, and / or the difference in the mythology.
Just the 3 bright belt stars of Orion's belt are used. No other stars.
4. Is it likely that this star group, for this culture, may have been influenced by older or adjacent cultures? If so, whom?
Probably not.
5. If, for this culture, this group was significant for calendar, crop, or social events, describe what was involved, and how the timing or the appearance of the group was important or useful.
Nothing I can think of.
