WSU Planetarium: Mayan Archaeoastronomy
Sloan Hall, 305 NE Spokane Street, Pullman, WA 99163
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About the event
A docent will point out night sky highlights and upcoming astronomical events. This is followed by a fulldome video presentation.
The Mayan civilization has fascinated modern observers for many reasons. Their architecture, games, mathematics, and deep astronomy knowledge continue to inspire us today. This short film emphasizes how the Mayans felt a connection to the universe through their pantheon of deities, connecting the practical knowledge of seasonal changes and planet sky positions to primal emotions. But at the same time, they kept an amazingly precise calendar and preserved their own ancient astronomical knowledge.