NascoBLOG 9
Image (c) NASA/GSFC/MITI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team
Welcome to NascoBlog9. 23rd October 2013.
Continuing the theme of NascoBlog8, I said I would tell you how I deduced that virtually all the major features of the Nasca Lines were constructed to accord with celestial phenomena - cycles of the sun and the moon and align with certain first magnitude stars like Sirius, Vega, Arcturus, Capella and Rigel, just to name a few off the cuff. One must also not forget constellations like the Pleiades and Orion.
Many hypothesise that the Nasca Lines are a huge astronomical atlas whereby figurals, like the whale, the monkey, the hummingbird and the spider, for example, were designed to accord with certain constellations. However, when you have a zillion stars above your head you can 'draw' any shape you wish depending upon the degree of your imagination and beliefs.
In truth, as far as the Nasca Lines are concerned, we do not really know for sure which group of stars the builders may have used to represent a particular figural - and,of course, the reasons behind that selection. As an example, many believe the wonderful constellation Orion is depicted in the monkey geoglyph, but which culture laid out the monkey in the first place, and why?
It is now generally accepted that certain major lines which pass through figurals are without question aligned with extreme events like the Winter or Summer Solstice. However, in developing my own version of the 'Mandala', which I call a 'Geometriglyph', I was able to analyse virtually any line within the Nasca Lines palimpsest to determine whether it coincides with a particular celestial event.
There is no question whatever, the Nasca Lines are constructed to a celestial formulae based upon astronomical phenomena. By the same token: this discovery led to my derivation of the 'celestial constant' of 5.4545. (I will tell you about this constant next time). I was able to successfully analyse major and minor azimuths, rectangles and trapezoids, triangular geoglyphs, even the construction of individual figurals and zig-zag geoglyphs (Linear Observatories) and in almost every case hit a horizon target which correlated very closely with published astronomical tables.
After taking more than just a few hundred 'readings', I am still constantly amazed at the pin- point precision of this astronomical palimpsest. Bear in mind the Nasca Pampa is no smooth, flat blackboard as many visualise, but lines run arrow straight across 500 square kilometres of undulating, pebble strewn terrain scarred by rocky outcrops, dried up river beds, hollows and small hills.
I challenge any team today to produce even 20 square kilometres of 'Nasca Lines' based around a current Nascan sky scenario. Sorry, no modern survey tools, electronic assistance, or astronomy tables, etc. Oh, and you will need around a hundred years,or so, to verify your solar and lunar cycles, plus you have to rememember your star lines will move 1º after 72 years! Good Luck.
Sorry folks, my Media CEO tells me I have outrun my NascoBlog space today so I promise I will update you with 'Atlantis' news next time, as well as explaining more about the Geometriglyph and, of course, the built - in 'celestial constant'.
See you again with NascoBlog10 on the 6th November 2013
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William James Veall