Bear's Den - Iroquois
Constellation: CrB
Source: https://www.wwu.edu/astro101/indiansky.shtml
Finder Chart:
Date: 4/8/2021 10:52 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)?
It is CrB.
2. Did the culture in this section have a similar mythology (e.g. dogs, hunter, boat, etc.)?
Many cultures used CrB as a lodge of den.
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.
4. Is it likely that this star group, for this culture, may have been influenced by older or adjacent cultures? If so, whom?
Yes.
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.
Not sure. It seems that a Bear's Den would be visible in the winter time when a bear is actually in its den for the winter.
