Snake Not Real - Pawnee
Constellation: Ser
Source: https://www.kokopelli.la/under-the-stars-too.html
Finder Chart:
Date: 7/7/21 9:58PM Local Time
Location: Deer Trail, CO
Seeing: Good
Transparency: Good
Instrument Used: None
Notes/Description: The sky is better higher overhead.
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)?
Both ends of Serpens.
2. Did the culture in this section have a similar mythology (e.g. dogs, hunter, boat, etc.)?
Peobably. This constellation does look like a snake.
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.
None. I just sketched Serpens.
4. Is it likely that this star group, for this culture, may have been influenced by older or adjacent cultures? If so, whom?
Yes. The constellation does look like a snake.
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.
Probably not for this one.
