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A Sky Map at Lascaux Cave

Lascaux.19thpsalm.org. A Sky Map at Lascaux Cave. by David C. Bossard Lascaux.19thpsalm.org. Animation: A Skymap at Lascaux. "When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained, What is man, that thou art mindful of him?

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A Sky Map at Lascaux Cave

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  1. Lascaux.19thpsalm.org A Sky Map at Lascaux Cave by David C. Bossard Lascaux.19thpsalm.org Animation: A Skymap at Lascaux "When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?" Psalm 8:3-4

  2. Lascaux.19thpsalm.org Bulls 15 (left) and 18 (right)at Lascaux Cave Lascaux Cave Painting from free-hdwallpapers.com • ASSERTIONS: • • This is a star chart • • This was painted between 13,200 BC and 17,000 BC • • Its preservation is an act of God's providence • (or, if you prefer, an incredible accident of history)

  3. Lascaux.19thpsalm.org Sky Map 15,000 BC July 2 5:30 AMView from Lascaux Cave Sky charts generated by Cartes du Ciel Above Horizon Below Horizon gif image

  4. Lascaux.19thpsalm.org … Showing Stars, Orion, Taurus & Pleiades – all visible to the naked eye jpeg image All stars up to magnitude 5.3 are shown Star Circles are 30 arc-minutes diameter

  5. Lascaux.19thpsalm.org … fading into the sky map

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  16. Lascaux.19thpsalm.org … All gone

  17. Lascaux.19thpsalm.org Fading back in …

  18. Lascaux.19thpsalm.org jpeg Image

  19. Lascaux.19thpsalm.org Outline of Stars (continues below and to the right) jpeg Image

  20. Lascaux.19thpsalm.org …Showing Betelgeuse, Bellatrix, Aldeberan, Pollux, al Nath and Pleiades (true position and "inset")

  21. Lascaux.19thpsalm.org Lascaux.19thpsalm.org The Orion Constellation

  22. Lascaux.19thpsalm.org The Head and Horns of Taurus

  23. Lascaux.19thpsalm.org The Pleiades

  24. Lascaux.19thpsalm.org Supplement:A Larger view -- Painting jpeg image

  25. Lascaux.19thpsalm.org Supplement:A Larger view -- Map gif image

  26. Lascaux.19thpsalm.org Supplement:A Larger view -- Map jpeg image

  27. Lascaux.19thpsalm.org Supplement:A Larger view – Map + Painting jpeg image

  28. Lascaux.19thpsalm.org Supplement:A Larger view – Map + Painting + Lines jpeg image

  29. Lascaux.19thpsalm.org Bulls 15 (left) and 18 (right)at Lascaux Cave Lascaux Cave Painting from free-hdwallpapers.com ASSERTIONS: √• This is a star chart • This was painted between 13,200 BC and 17,000 BC • Its preservation is an act of God's providence

  30. Lascaux.19thpsalm.org 08,000 BC Horizon Line when Orion Falls 09,000 BC 10,000 BC – Skewed 11,000 BC 12,000 BC 13,000 BC 15,000 BC 14,000 BC 15,000 BC – Parallel The horizon line limits the time of painting to between 10,000 BC and 17,000 BC at the extremes. 16,000 BC 17,000 BC – Skewed 18,000 BC 19,000 BC 20,000 BC 21,000 BC 2,000 AD 22,000 BC

  31. Lascaux.19thpsalm.org Visibility of Orion's Belt • Between 8,350 BC and 13,200 BC Orion's belt is always below the horizon • 12,900 BC: 1 of 3 stars barely visible at horizon • 13,200 BC: 2 of 3 stars barely visible at horizon  Hence, the painting must be earlier than 13,200 BC and later than 17,000 BC. Later than 9,000 BC the horizon line is quite skewed

  32. Lascaux.19thpsalm.org Bulls 15 (left) and 18 (right)at Lascaux Cave Lascaux Cave Painting from free-hdwallpapers.com • ASSERTIONS: • √• This is a star chart • √• This was painted between 13,200 BC and 17,000 BC • -- from the painting itself, apart from other dating. • • Its preservation is an act of God's providence • (or, if you prefer, an incredible accident of history)

  33. Lascaux.19thpsalm.org THE END Animation: A Skymap at Lascaux Lascaux Cave Painting from free-hdwallpapers.com

  34. Animation Animation: A Skymap at Lascaux

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