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Fig. 13 Edmundo Edwards and Juan A. Belmonte, serving as a reference scale, in front of the
seven moai of Ahu A Kivi (Rapa Nui). These are exceptionally facing the sea and possibly orientated towards the helical setting of Tautoru (Orion’s Belt) as would have occurred c. 1300 AD. This
astronomical event was one of the markers of the New Year starting in the following new moon of
the Rapanui calendar. Photographs by courtesy of J. R. Belmonte and M. Sanz de Lara
What Equinox?
Fig. 13 Edmundo Edwards and Juan A. Belmonte, serving as a reference scale, in front of the
seven moai of Ahu A Kivi (Rapa Nui). These are exceptionally facing the sea and possibly orientated towards the helical setting of Tautoru (Orion’s Belt) as would have occurred c. 1300 AD. This
astronomical event was one of the markers of the New Year starting in the following new moon of
the Rapanui calendar. Photographs by courtesy of J. R. Belmonte and M. Sanz de Lara
What Equinox?