Urcuchillay - Llama (Inca)
Constallation: CMa
Source: https://www.thoughtco.com/inca-star-worship-and-constellations-2136315
Finder Chart:
Date: 4/7/2021 9:29 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 it is CMa.
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 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?
Maybe. The cultures of Peru and Latin America shared a lot of commerce, so this might have been shared with other cultures..
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.
It has to have some significance. Llamas were important to this culture..
