Colca - Shepherd (Peru)
Constallation: Aur
Finder Chart:
Date: 4/8/2021 9:24 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 Aur.
2. Did the culture in this section have a similar mythology (e.g. dogs, hunter, boat, etc.)?
Yes. It seems that many cultures used Aur as a shepherd of goats.
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 difference in the star patterns.
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.
Unknown.
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