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7pm, Friday, June 26 and 5pm, Sunday, June 28.A docent will point out night sky highlights and upcoming astronomical events. The docent will also introduce the basics of Mayan culture and seasonal sun-watching before showing a fulldome video presentation.
“Mayan Archeoastronomy: Observers of the Universe” explores the mythological and practical aspects of Mayan astronomy near the zenith of their civilization, circa 500 CE. One clear conclusion is that myth and reality blended together. For example, to look upon the moon was to look upon the face of Ixchel. But their advanced mathematics (base-20 numbering system) and timekeeping (their largest unit of time was the Hablatun: approximately 461 billion days) had no equal the world over.
Tickets are $5 at the door, cash or check only.
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231 Sloan Hall, Spokane St, Pullman, WA, United States, Washington 99163
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