Slingshot Stars - Cochiti Pueblos
Constellation: Del
Source: https://www.google.com/ summary
Finder Chart:
Date: 7/7/21 10:08 PM Local Time
Location: Deer Trail, CO
Seeing: Good
Transparency: Good
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. Delphinus.
2. Did the culture in this section have a similar mythology (e.g. dogs, hunter, boat, etc.)?
Unknown.
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.
No. I shetched all the bright stars and imagined Gamma Del as a stone being shot by the slingshot. That is why I drew the lines a different thickness of my sketch. This is the "rubber band" of the slingshot.
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.
A slingshot could be used for hunting with great accuracy to kill small animals.
