Month: July 2025

PLANETARY CONJUNCTION
When two planets appear close together in the sky.

CELESTIAL NAVIGATION
Navigating using the positions of celestial bodies.

RETROGRADE MOTION
The apparent backward motion of planets.

POLARIS (NORTH STAR)
A star used for navigation due to its fixed position.

OBSERVATORY AT CARACOL
A Mayan astronomical observatory in Chichen Itza.

CHICHEN ITZA
A Mayan site with structures aligned to celestial events.

EGYPTIAN ASTRONOMY
The use of stars for navigation and timekeeping by ancient Egyptians.

BABYLONIAN ASTRONOMY
Early recorded astronomical observations from ancient Mesopotamia.

ECLIPTIC
The apparent path of the Sun across the sky.

ZODIAC
A band of twelve constellations along the Sun’s apparent path.