Daily Postcard: Tsankawi Sun Symbol On Summer Solstice

Daily Postcard: The Tsankawi Sun Symbol taken at 11:24 a.m. Saturday, June 20, when the shadow of a rock  hits the center of the sun on the day of the summer solstice. So like Chaco Canyon, our local pueblo built one too during 1200-1400 AD. Note the additional inscriptions to the right. This was a telephoto shot taken from N.M. 502 by the White Rock turn off near the second large traffic sign. Photo by Steve Becker

As opposed to the telephoto shot taken above, this photo shows what the scene looks like to the unaided eye. Photo by Steve Becker

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