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Milky Way in Luxor (Thebes), Egypt: 6,000 BCE to 20,000 CE

The annual cycle is seen in each horizontal series.
The precessional cycle is seen in each vertical series (ca. 26,000 years)

Year

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Feb 1

Mar 1

Apr 1

May 1

Jun 1

Jul 1

Aug 1

Sep 1

Oct 1

Nov 1

Dec 1

Jan 1

6,000 BCE

4,000 BCE

2,000 BCE

1 CE

2,000 CE

4,000 CE

6,000 CE

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10,000 CE

12,000 CE

14,000 CE

16,000 CE

18,000 CE

20,000 CE