Lots of interpretations suggest that this disc was a ritual item - it likely depicts the sky including the Pleiades constellation.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Lots of interpretations suggest that this disc was a ritual item - it likely depicts the sky including the Pleiades constellation.
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#Moontober Day 23 🌙
“Nebra Sky Disc Study”
#acrylic paint, acrylic markers, gold leaf on wood panel
#nebraskydisc #arthistory #art #artchallenge #painting #cosmos
“Nebra Sky Disc Study”
#acrylic paint, acrylic markers, gold leaf on wood panel
#nebraskydisc #arthistory #art #artchallenge #painting #cosmos
October 31, 2025 at 1:50 PM
#Moontober Day 23 🌙
“Nebra Sky Disc Study”
#acrylic paint, acrylic markers, gold leaf on wood panel
#nebraskydisc #arthistory #art #artchallenge #painting #cosmos
“Nebra Sky Disc Study”
#acrylic paint, acrylic markers, gold leaf on wood panel
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The Nebra Sky Disc For Illyria by Dennis Chinaworks
A Limited Edition of 10
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August 16, 2025 at 11:27 AM
The Nebra Sky Disc For Illyria by Dennis Chinaworks
A Limited Edition of 10
#NebraSkyDisc #Illyria #DennisChinaworks
#Ceramics #Art #StratforduponAvon
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A Limited Edition of 10
#NebraSkyDisc #Illyria #DennisChinaworks
#Ceramics #Art #StratforduponAvon
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The Nebra Sky Disc For Illyria by Dennis Chinaworks
A Limited Edition of 10
#History #Art #NebraSkyDisc #Ceramics #DennisChinawsorks #StratfordonAvon
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July 16, 2025 at 6:00 AM
The Nebra Sky Disc For Illyria by Dennis Chinaworks
A Limited Edition of 10
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#Nightly #Lunascope Jun 25 – “King tide” is a modern term, but has always happened when spring tides coincide with the #Moon at perigee - its closest to Earth. It is gaining use as coastal flooding becomes a global issue. #BronzeAge #NebraSkyDisc #archeoastronomy #astrology #stargazing #Lunar
June 25, 2025 at 8:57 AM
#Nightly #Lunascope Jun 25 – “King tide” is a modern term, but has always happened when spring tides coincide with the #Moon at perigee - its closest to Earth. It is gaining use as coastal flooding becomes a global issue. #BronzeAge #NebraSkyDisc #archeoastronomy #astrology #stargazing #Lunar
#Nightly #Lunascope Jun 24 – Bronze Age astronomers would notice occasional novae – new stars. There is one visible in the constellation Lupus, but it is barely bright enough to detect with the naked eye. #Moon #BronzeAge #NebraSkyDisc #archeoastronomy #astrology #Antikythera #stargazing #Lunar
June 24, 2025 at 9:04 AM
#Nightly #Lunascope Jun 24 – Bronze Age astronomers would notice occasional novae – new stars. There is one visible in the constellation Lupus, but it is barely bright enough to detect with the naked eye. #Moon #BronzeAge #NebraSkyDisc #archeoastronomy #astrology #Antikythera #stargazing #Lunar
#Nightly #Lunascope Jun 23 – The Milky Way is visible in summer, but dark sky is needed. Some cultures see birds in its pattern, and it is roughly in the direction of bird migrations, leading to the name ‘the Birds Path’. #Moon #BronzeAge #NebraSkyDisc #archeoastronomy #astrology #stargazing #Lunar
June 23, 2025 at 8:57 AM
#Nightly #Lunascope Jun 23 – The Milky Way is visible in summer, but dark sky is needed. Some cultures see birds in its pattern, and it is roughly in the direction of bird migrations, leading to the name ‘the Birds Path’. #Moon #BronzeAge #NebraSkyDisc #archeoastronomy #astrology #stargazing #Lunar
#Nightly #Lunascope Jun 22 – The newspaper stories of the Great Moon Hoax of 1835 may be plagiarism of an Edgar Allen Poe tale. Poe’s was obviously tongue-in-cheek, but the Hoax fooled many more readers. #BronzeAge #NebraSkyDisc #archeoastronomy #astrology #Antikythera #stargazing #Lunar
June 22, 2025 at 8:50 AM
#Nightly #Lunascope Jun 22 – The newspaper stories of the Great Moon Hoax of 1835 may be plagiarism of an Edgar Allen Poe tale. Poe’s was obviously tongue-in-cheek, but the Hoax fooled many more readers. #BronzeAge #NebraSkyDisc #archeoastronomy #astrology #Antikythera #stargazing #Lunar
#Nightly #Lunascope Jun 21 – We imagine looking down on maps, but star charts are meant to be held aloft and viewed while looking up, so East and West are opposite where many people expect them to be. #Moon #BronzeAge #NebraSkyDisc #archeoastronomy #astrology #Antikythera #stargazing #Lunar
June 21, 2025 at 9:09 AM
#Nightly #Lunascope Jun 21 – We imagine looking down on maps, but star charts are meant to be held aloft and viewed while looking up, so East and West are opposite where many people expect them to be. #Moon #BronzeAge #NebraSkyDisc #archeoastronomy #astrology #Antikythera #stargazing #Lunar
#Nightly #Lunascope Jun 20 – Tonight the Sun sets and then rises further north than on any other night of the year. While well-know to ancient astronomers, it was not the basis of most calendars – the Moon was. #BronzeAge #NebraSkyDisc #archeoastronomy #astrology #Antikythera #stargazing #Lunar
June 20, 2025 at 8:55 AM
#Nightly #Lunascope Jun 20 – Tonight the Sun sets and then rises further north than on any other night of the year. While well-know to ancient astronomers, it was not the basis of most calendars – the Moon was. #BronzeAge #NebraSkyDisc #archeoastronomy #astrology #Antikythera #stargazing #Lunar
#Nightly #Lunascope Jun 19 – Janis Joplin’s ‘Half #Moon’ was on her ‘Pearl’ album, released posthumously in 1971. The album was at the top of the Billboard charts for nine weeks. #BronzeAge #NebraSkyDisc #archeoastronomy #astrology #Antikythera #stargazing #Lunar
June 19, 2025 at 8:49 AM
#Nightly #Lunascope Jun 19 – Janis Joplin’s ‘Half #Moon’ was on her ‘Pearl’ album, released posthumously in 1971. The album was at the top of the Billboard charts for nine weeks. #BronzeAge #NebraSkyDisc #archeoastronomy #astrology #Antikythera #stargazing #Lunar
#Nightly #Lunascope Jun 18 – When the #Moon is half-illuminated, the phase is ‘first-quarter’ or ‘third-quarter’ moon. The word ‘moon’ refers to the #lunar month. Look for imperfections along the lunar terminator tonight. #BronzeAge #NebraSkyDisc #archeoastronomy #astrology #Antikythera #stargazing
June 18, 2025 at 8:57 AM
#Nightly #Lunascope Jun 18 – When the #Moon is half-illuminated, the phase is ‘first-quarter’ or ‘third-quarter’ moon. The word ‘moon’ refers to the #lunar month. Look for imperfections along the lunar terminator tonight. #BronzeAge #NebraSkyDisc #archeoastronomy #astrology #Antikythera #stargazing
#Nightly #Lunascope Jun 17 – #Regulus means the little king, and is also known as the heart of the lion. Important in early astronomy because it is bright and close to the ecliptic. It will soon disappear for the summer months. #Moon #BronzeAge #NebraSkyDisc #archeoastronomy #astrology #Lunar
June 17, 2025 at 7:38 AM
#Nightly #Lunascope Jun 17 – #Regulus means the little king, and is also known as the heart of the lion. Important in early astronomy because it is bright and close to the ecliptic. It will soon disappear for the summer months. #Moon #BronzeAge #NebraSkyDisc #archeoastronomy #astrology #Lunar
#Nightly #Lunascope Jun 16 – In ancient Greek mythology, Selene was the goddess and personification of the Moon. She was depicted driving a chariot with one or two horses, sometimes with wings. #BronzeAge #NebraSkyDisc #archeoastronomy #astrology #Antikythera #stargazing #Lunar
June 16, 2025 at 7:09 AM
#Nightly #Lunascope Jun 16 – In ancient Greek mythology, Selene was the goddess and personification of the Moon. She was depicted driving a chariot with one or two horses, sometimes with wings. #BronzeAge #NebraSkyDisc #archeoastronomy #astrology #Antikythera #stargazing #Lunar
#Nightly #Lunascope Jun 15 – Chinese astronomer Gan De may have seen a #moon of Jupiter in -354. A fragment of his work describing an observation, could be about Ganymede or Callisto, centuries before Galileo. #BronzeAge #NebraSkyDisc #archeoastronomy #astrology #Antikythera #stargazing #Lunar
June 15, 2025 at 9:09 AM
#Nightly #Lunascope Jun 15 – Chinese astronomer Gan De may have seen a #moon of Jupiter in -354. A fragment of his work describing an observation, could be about Ganymede or Callisto, centuries before Galileo. #BronzeAge #NebraSkyDisc #archeoastronomy #astrology #Antikythera #stargazing #Lunar
#Nightly #Lunascope Jun 14 – The arc on the #NebraSkyDisc looks more like a protractor than a boat. It traces the path of a circumpolar star, with ticks showing the celestial sphere's movement from one midnight to the next. #Moon #BronzeAge #archeoastronomy #astrology #Antikythera #stargazing #Lunar
June 14, 2025 at 7:09 AM
#Nightly #Lunascope Jun 14 – The arc on the #NebraSkyDisc looks more like a protractor than a boat. It traces the path of a circumpolar star, with ticks showing the celestial sphere's movement from one midnight to the next. #Moon #BronzeAge #archeoastronomy #astrology #Antikythera #stargazing #Lunar
#Nightly #Lunascope Jun 13 – Selenography is the study of the physical features and surface of the #Moon. It is at least as old as Democratis, who claimed in year -449 that mountains and valleys caused what we see. #BronzeAge #NebraSkyDisc #archeoastronomy #astrology #Antikythera #stargazing #Lunar
June 13, 2025 at 8:55 AM
#Nightly #Lunascope Jun 13 – Selenography is the study of the physical features and surface of the #Moon. It is at least as old as Democratis, who claimed in year -449 that mountains and valleys caused what we see. #BronzeAge #NebraSkyDisc #archeoastronomy #astrology #Antikythera #stargazing #Lunar
#Nightly #Lunascope Jun 12 – Tatum O’Neal won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1973 for playing Addie in Paper Moon. At age 10, she was the youngest winner in Oscar history, and remains so today. #BronzeAge #NebraSkyDisc #archeoastronomy #astrology #Antikythera #stargazing #Lunar
June 12, 2025 at 8:49 AM
#Nightly #Lunascope Jun 12 – Tatum O’Neal won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1973 for playing Addie in Paper Moon. At age 10, she was the youngest winner in Oscar history, and remains so today. #BronzeAge #NebraSkyDisc #archeoastronomy #astrology #Antikythera #stargazing #Lunar
#Nightly #Lunascope Jun 11 – Nocturnal hunting is affected by the #Moon’s phase and light it provides. As science is learning, this affects prey behaviour, including timing of births in cattle domesticated in the #BronzeAge. #NebraSkyDisc #archeoastronomy #astrology #Antikythera #stargazing #Lunar
June 11, 2025 at 8:57 AM
#Nightly #Lunascope Jun 11 – Nocturnal hunting is affected by the #Moon’s phase and light it provides. As science is learning, this affects prey behaviour, including timing of births in cattle domesticated in the #BronzeAge. #NebraSkyDisc #archeoastronomy #astrology #Antikythera #stargazing #Lunar
#Nightly #Lunascope Jun 10 – As seen from some parts of the world, the #Moon occults Antares. From Nebra, the two move apart. Antares has a reddish hue and irregular changes in brightness. #BronzeAge #NebraSkyDisc #archeoastronomy #astrology #Antikythera #stargazing #Lunar
June 10, 2025 at 9:04 AM
#Nightly #Lunascope Jun 10 – As seen from some parts of the world, the #Moon occults Antares. From Nebra, the two move apart. Antares has a reddish hue and irregular changes in brightness. #BronzeAge #NebraSkyDisc #archeoastronomy #astrology #Antikythera #stargazing #Lunar
#Nightly #Lunascope Jun 9 – Different cultures see different things in the #Moon's patterns of light and dark, including a rabbit or two. Moon rabbits feature in folklores of China, Indigenous America, India, and more. #BronzeAge #NebraSkyDisc #archeoastronomy #astrology #stargazing #Lunar
June 9, 2025 at 8:57 AM
#Nightly #Lunascope Jun 9 – Different cultures see different things in the #Moon's patterns of light and dark, including a rabbit or two. Moon rabbits feature in folklores of China, Indigenous America, India, and more. #BronzeAge #NebraSkyDisc #archeoastronomy #astrology #stargazing #Lunar
#Nightly #Lunascope Jun 8 – Seeing #Mercury is difficult under ideal conditions, and impossible in much of the modern world. If you find a good view, about a half hour after sunset, #Jupiter is nearby. #Moon #BronzeAge #NebraSkyDisc #archeoastronomy #astrology #Antikythera #stargazing #Lunar
June 8, 2025 at 8:50 AM
#Nightly #Lunascope Jun 8 – Seeing #Mercury is difficult under ideal conditions, and impossible in much of the modern world. If you find a good view, about a half hour after sunset, #Jupiter is nearby. #Moon #BronzeAge #NebraSkyDisc #archeoastronomy #astrology #Antikythera #stargazing #Lunar
#Nightly #Lunascope Jun 7 – Knowth, in County Meath, Ireland, is a large burial complex containing many examples of megalithic art, including the oldest depiction of the #Moon’s surface. #BronzeAge #NebraSkyDisc #archeoastronomy #astrology #Antikythera #stargazing #LunarCalendar #HeyDiddleDiddle
June 7, 2025 at 9:09 AM
#Nightly #Lunascope Jun 7 – Knowth, in County Meath, Ireland, is a large burial complex containing many examples of megalithic art, including the oldest depiction of the #Moon’s surface. #BronzeAge #NebraSkyDisc #archeoastronomy #astrology #Antikythera #stargazing #LunarCalendar #HeyDiddleDiddle
#Nightly #Lunascope Jun 6 – #Spica and the #Moon are close together for most of us, but because of parallax - viewing from different angles - you can see an total occultation if you are a penguin, very far south of India. #BronzeAge #NebraSkyDisc #archeoastronomy #astrology #Antikythera
June 6, 2025 at 8:55 AM
#Nightly #Lunascope Jun 6 – #Spica and the #Moon are close together for most of us, but because of parallax - viewing from different angles - you can see an total occultation if you are a penguin, very far south of India. #BronzeAge #NebraSkyDisc #archeoastronomy #astrology #Antikythera
#Nightly #Lunascope Jun 5 – #BrunoMars released “Talking to the #Moon” in 2010, on his debut EP. A slow ballad with lush production, it met with mixed reviews. A TV serial drama helped it reach #1 in Brazil. #BronzeAge #NebraSkyDisc #archeoastronomy #astrology #Antikythera
June 5, 2025 at 8:49 AM
#Nightly #Lunascope Jun 5 – #BrunoMars released “Talking to the #Moon” in 2010, on his debut EP. A slow ballad with lush production, it met with mixed reviews. A TV serial drama helped it reach #1 in Brazil. #BronzeAge #NebraSkyDisc #archeoastronomy #astrology #Antikythera