Rocks that move across Racetrack Playa leaving trails. Ice-panel mechanism confirmed 2014 but some older tracks unexplained.
Stellar Alignments (89 stars)
| Star ▴ | Rise Az ▴ | Rise Δ ▴ | Set Az ▴ | Set Δ ▴ | Tradition ▴ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleiades (Alcyone) | 86.5° | — | 273.4° | — | |
| Orion's Belt (Alnilam) | 108.2° | — | 251.8° | — | |
| Sirius | 116.2° | — | 243.8° | — | |
| Thuban | — | — | — | — | |
| Vega | 32.3° | — | 327.7° | — | |
| Regulus | 59.5° | — | 300.5° | — | |
| Aldebaran | 92.4° | — | 267.6° | — | |
| Antares | 98.8° | — | 261.2° | — | |
| Fomalhaut | 150.4° | — | 209.6° | — | |
| Arcturus | 27.6° | — | 332.4° | — | |
| Galactic Center (Sgr A*) | 108.4° | — | 251.6° | — | |
| Galactic Anti-Center | 71.7° | — | 288.3° | — | |
| Deneb | 42.1° | — | 317.9° | — | |
| Capella | 52.8° | — | 307.2° | — | |
| Castor | 55.5° | — | 304.6° | — | |
| Pollux | 58.5° | — | 301.5° | — | |
| Procyon | 84.3° | — | 275.7° | — | |
| Betelgeuse | 96.0° | — | 263.9° | — | |
| Rigel | 119.1° | — | 240.9° | — | |
| Bellatrix | 100.4° | — | 259.6° | — | |
| Achernar | — | — | — | — | |
| Acrux | 143.7° | — | 216.3° | — | |
| Mimosa | 137.9° | — | 222.1° | — | |
| Altair | 79.4° | — | 280.6° | — | |
| Kochab | — | — | — | — | |
| Dubhe | — | — | — | — | |
| Alkaid | — | — | — | — | |
| Mizar | — | — | — | — | |
| Hamal | 90.2° | — | 269.8° | — | |
| Zubenelgenubi | 81.0° | — | 279.0° | — | |
| Alnitak | 108.6° | — | 251.4° | — | |
| Mintaka | 107.6° | — | 252.4° | — | |
| Saiph | 117.1° | — | 242.9° | — | |
| Peacock | 171.0° | — | 189.0° | — | |
| Miaplacidus | — | — | — | — | |
| Rigil Kentaurus | 140.9° | — | 219.1° | — | |
| Hadar | 137.9° | — | 222.1° | — | |
| Gacrux | 134.2° | — | 225.8° | — | |
| Naos | 136.2° | — | 223.8° | — | |
| Suhail | 132.2° | — | 227.8° | — | |
| Avior | 162.6° | — | 197.4° | — | |
| Atria | 158.9° | — | 201.1° | — | |
| Regor | 145.0° | — | 215.0° | — | |
| Alsephina | 150.4° | — | 209.6° | — | |
| Shaula | 117.0° | — | 243.1° | — | |
| Ankaa | — | — | — | — | |
| Menkent | 105.0° | — | 255.1° | — | |
| Alpheratz | 80.3° | — | 279.6° | — | |
| Eltanin | — | — | — | — | |
| Kornephoros | 38.4° | — | 321.6° | — | |
| Rasalhague | 57.4° | — | 302.6° | — | |
| Denebola | 45.1° | — | 314.9° | — | |
| Alhena | 80.7° | — | 279.3° | — | |
| Alphard | 88.8° | — | 271.2° | — | |
| Bharani | 93.6° | — | 266.4° | — | |
| Pushya | 62.6° | — | 297.4° | — | |
| Adhara | 131.5° | — | 228.5° | — | |
| Wezen | 126.9° | — | 233.1° | — | |
| Navi | 40.8° | — | 319.2° | — | |
| Schedar | 46.4° | — | 313.6° | — | |
| Nunki | 112.6° | — | 247.4° | — | |
| Canopus | — | — | — | — | |
| Kaus Australis | 118.6° | — | 241.4° | — | |
| Sabik | 89.4° | — | 270.6° | — | |
| Scheat | 77.8° | — | 282.2° | — | |
| Enif | 91.7° | — | 268.4° | — | |
| Diphda | 143.8° | — | 216.2° | — | |
| Alphecca | 22.5° | — | 337.5° | — | |
| Rasalgethi | 53.2° | — | 306.8° | — | |
| Spica | 74.4° | — | 285.6° | — | |
| Zubeneschamali | 73.7° | — | 286.3° | — | |
| Unukalhai | 55.0° | — | 305.0° | — | |
| Murzim | 122.8° | — | 237.2° | — | |
| Phact | 150.8° | — | 209.2° | — | |
| Mirfak | 55.1° | — | 304.9° | — | |
| Vindemiatrix | 45.8° | — | 314.2° | — | |
| Markab | 93.2° | — | 266.8° | — | |
| Algol | 67.3° | — | 292.7° | — | |
| Sadalmelik | 106.0° | — | 254.0° | — | |
| Sadalsuud | 108.2° | — | 251.8° | — | |
| Sun (Summer Solstice) | 60.3° | — | 299.7° | — | |
| Sun (Winter Solstice) | 119.7° | — | 240.3° | — | |
| Sun (Equinox) | 90.0° | — | 270.0° | — | |
| Sun (Northern Cross-Quarter) | 69.3° | — | 290.7° | — | |
| Sun (Southern Cross-Quarter) | 110.7° | — | 249.3° | — | |
| Moon (N Major Standstill) | 53.2° | — | 306.8° | — | |
| Moon (S Major Standstill) | 126.8° | — | 233.2° | — | |
| Moon (N Minor Standstill) | 66.4° | — | 293.6° | — | |
| Moon (S Minor Standstill) | 113.6° | — | 246.4° | — |
Related Sites — Giza / Orion Extraction