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We should now abandon my right ascension days (intended to pinpoint locations in the yearly cycle) and instead use the right ascension hours, intended to be of help for determining the proper times for observation - given a correct time-piece of course.

 

 

Ca1-1

March 22 (81)

 

Uttara Bhādrapadā-27 (2nd of the Blessed Feet) / Wall-14 (Porcupine)

ο Oct. (1.3), ALGENIB PEGASI = γ Pegasi (1.8)

 

75 kua tupu te rakau kua tupu - te kihikihi te hau tea

Kihikihi, lichen; also: grey, greenish grey, ashen. Vanaga. Kihikihi, lichen T, stone T. Churchill. The Hawaiian day was divided in three general parts, like that of the early Greeks and Latins, - morning, noon, and afternoon - Kakahi-aka, breaking the shadows, scil. of night; Awakea, for Ao-akea, the plain full day; and Auina-la, the decline of the day. The lapse of the night, however, was noted by five stations, if I may say so, and four intervals of time, viz.: (1.) Kihi, at 6 P.M., or about sunset; (2.) Pili, between sunset and midnight; (3) Kau, indicating midnight; (4.) Pilipuka, between midnight and surise, or about 3 A.M.; (5.) Kihipuka, corresponding to sunrise, or about 6 A.M. ... (Fornander)

Ca4-1 (7 * 11) Ca4-2 (6 * 13) Ca4-3 (79)
June 6 (314 / 2)

μ Aurigae, μ Leporis (77.6)

7 (81 + 77) 

ĸ Leporis (78.0), RIGEL (Foot) = β Orionis (78.1), Flaming Star = IC405 (78.2), CAPELLA = α Aurigae (78.4), ο Columbae, τ Orionis (78.8)

*37.0 = *78.4 - *41.4

THUBAN (α Draconis)
8 (159 = 3 * 53)

λ Aurigae (79.0), λ Leporis (79.6), ρ Aurigae (79.7)

ARCTURUS (α Bootis)

 

Sept 21 (264)

PÁLIDA (Pale) = δ Crucis (184.6), MEGREZ (Root of the Tail) = δ Ursae Majoris (184.9)

Dec 6 (340 = 157 + 183)

NODUS I = ζ Draconis (260.0), π Herculis (260.7), RAS ALGETHI = α Herculis (260.8)

7 (264 + 77)

SARIN = δ Herculis (261.0), ο Ophiuchi (261.4)

*220.0 = *261.4 - *41.4

ALRISHA (α Piscium)

8 (342 = 3 * 114)

ξ Ophiuchi (262.2), θ Ophiuchi, ν Serpentis, ζ, ι Apodis (262.4), ι Arae (262.8), ρ Herculis (262.9)

*221.0 = *262.4 - *41.4
9
Ca4-13 (89)

kua tuu tona mea

June 18 (169)

η Leporis (89.0), PRAJA-PĀTI (Lord of Created Beings) = δ Aurigae, MENKALINAN (Shoulder of the Rein-holder) = β Aurigae, MAHASHIM (Wrist) = θ Aurigae, and γ Columbae (89.3), π Aurigae (89.4), η Columbae (89.7)

*48.0 = *89.4 - *41.4

Dec 18 (352)

CAT'S EYE = NGC6543 Draconis (272.2), ζ Serpentis (272.4), τ Ophiuchi (272.9)

*231.0 = *272.4 - *41.4

... 'Who are you talking to?' said the King, coming up to Alice, and looking at the Cat's head with great curiosity.  'It's a friend of mine - a Cheshire-Cat,' said Alice: 'allow me to introduce it.' 'I don't like the look of it at all,' said the King: 'however, it may kiss my hand, if it likes.' 'I'd rather not,' the Cat remarked. 'Don't be impertinent,' said the King, 'and don't look at me like that!' He got behind Alice as he spoke. 'A cat may look at a king,' said Alice. 'I've read that in some book, but I don't remember where.' 'Well, it must be removed,' said the King very decidedly: and he called to the Queen, who was passing at the moment, 'My dear! I wish you would have this cat removed!' The Queen had only one way of settling all difficulties, great or small. 'Off with his head!' she said without even looking around ...

 

From June 7 to June 18 there were 11 days - similar to how there were 11 days from December 21 (355) to January 1 (366).

... Vainamoinen set about building a boat, but when it came to the prow and the stern, he found he needed three words in his rune that he did not know, however he sought for them. In vain he looked on the heads of the swallows, on the necks of the swans, on the backs of the geese, under the tongues of the reindeer. He found a number of words, but not those he needed. Then he thought of seeking them in the realm of Death, Tuonela, but in vain. He escaped back to the world of the living only thanks to his potent magic. He was still missing his three runes. He was then told by a shepherd to search in the mouth of Antero Vipunen, the giant ogre. The road, he was told, went over swords and sharpened axes. Ilmarinen made shoes, shirt and gloves of iron for him, but warned him that he would find the great Vipunen dead. Nevertheless, the hero went. The giant lay underground, and trees grew over his head. Vainamoinen found his way to the giant's mouth, and planted his iron staff in it. The giant awoke and suddenly opened his huge mouth. Vainamoinen slipped into it and was swallowed. As soon as he reached the enormous stomach, he thought of getting out. He built himself a raft and floated on it up and down inside the giant. The giant felt tickled and told him in many and no uncertain words where he might go, but he did not yield any runes. Then Vainamoinen built a smithy and began to hammer his iron on an anvil, torturing the entrails of Vipunen, who howled out magic songs to curse him away. But Vainamoinen said, thank you, he was very comfortable and would not go unless he got the secret words. Then Vipunen at last unlocked the treasure of his powerful runes. Many days and nights he sang, and the sun and the moon and the waves of the sea and the waterfalls stood still to hear him. Vainamoinen treasured them all and finally agreed to come out. Vipunen opened his great jaws, and the hero issued forth to go and build his boat at last ...

And from rakau at June 18 to the cardinal point of the toro-miro tree there were 183 - 11 = 172 days:

171

Ca10-6 (261)

Tupu te toromiro

Toromiro. Sophora toromiro, a tree endemic to Easter Island and preferably used for wood carving. Hard, finely grained, reddish wood. Heyerdahl 3. Tree (Sophora tetraptera) anciently used for sculpting the statuettes called moai toromiro. Vanaga. The heaviest and hardest wood, it is used for tapa beaters T. Churchill. Sophera toromiro. The hard wood of the toromiro tree was the most important material for all kinds of wood, work, from the construction of houses and of canoes to the manufacture of sculptures and other items. Barthel 2.

Metoro seems to have noticed the cardinal point in the glyph and translated it into a cardinal Letter although the glyph is not the first in the line. We can arrange Ca10-6 together with Ca1-6 and Cb1-6:

254

136

And then we can add stars and dates:

171

Ca10-6 (261)

Tupu te toromiro

Dec 7 (264 + 77)

SARIN = δ Herculis (261.0), ο Ophiuchi (261.4)

*220.0 = *261.4 - *41.4

ALRISHA (α Piscium)

June 7 (81 + 77)

ĸ Leporis (78.0), RIGEL (Foot) = β Orionis (78.1), Flaming Star = IC405 (78.2), CAPELLA = α Aurigae (78.4), ο Columbae, τ Orionis (78.8)

*37.0 = *78.4 - *41.4

THUBAN (α Draconis)

Egyptian eye Phoenician ayin Greek omicron Ο (ο)

... The letter name is derived from Proto-Semitic *ayn-, eye, and the Phoenician letter had an eye-shape, ultimately derived from the jr hieroglyph ... To this day, ‘ayin in Hebrew, Arabic and Maltese means 'eye' and 'spring' (‘ayno in Neo-Aramaic).

When Capella and Rigel were at the Full Moon in December 7 (341) it would have indicated where at the time of the Bull (El Toro), i.e. in day 341 - 64 = 277 (OCTOBER 4) - and south of the equator - spring had arrived.

In OCTOBER 4 the Knot (Al-risha) had culminated and in day 277 - 183 = 94 (APRIL 4) the Dragon (Thuban) had culminated.

183

June 7 (158)

63

APRIL 4 (94)

183

Dec 7 (341)

OCT 4 (277)

The star ο Ophiuchi is located at the straight right leg of the Serpent Carrier, the lowest of the triplet of stars close to the ecliptic: