Tabo Temple on Argo Island, south of Kerma, ranks among the largest Nubian temples: 75.6 meters long and 31 meters wide, with a first pylon 40 meters across. Built during the Napatan or early Meroitic period, the temple honored Amun and served Argo Island's population — the largest inhabited island in the Nile. Tragically, local quarrying has severely damaged the structure, with villagers using its sandstone blocks for building material. At 3.36° bearing to Giza across 1,169 km, Tabo continues the chain of Amun temples that thread along the Nile ley line from Karnak to the African interior.
WikipediaStellar Alignments (76 stars)
| Star ▴ | Rise Az ▴ | Rise Δ ▴ | Set Az ▴ | Set Δ ▴ | Tradition ▴ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thuban | 17.0° | 13.6° | 343.0° | 20.3° | |
| Dubhe | 20.9° | 17.5° | 339.1° | 24.2° | |
| Schedar | 27.8° | 24.4° | 332.3° | 31.1° | |
| Mizar | 29.8° | 26.4° | 330.3° | 33.1° | |
| Eltanin | 33.9° | 30.5° | 326.1° | 37.3° | |
| Mirfak | 35.8° | 32.5° | 324.2° | 39.2° | |
| Alkaid | 36.5° | 33.1° | 323.5° | 39.8° | |
| Capella | 40.3° | 36.9° | 319.7° | 43.6° | |
| Deneb | 41.1° | 37.7° | 318.9° | 44.5° | |
| Algol | 45.9° | 42.6° | 314.1° | 49.3° | |
| Vega | 48.4° | 45.0° | 311.6° | 51.7° | |
| Castor | 55.9° | 52.6° | 304.1° | 59.3° | |
| Alpheratz | 59.0° | 55.6° | 301.1° | 62.3° | |
| Scheat | 60.0° | 56.7° | 299.9° | 63.4° | |
| Pollux | 60.1° | 56.7° | 299.9° | 63.5° | |
| Bharani (41 Arietis) | 60.9° | 57.6° | 299.1° | 64.3° | |
| Alphecca | 61.5° | 58.1° | 298.5° | 64.9° | |
| Pleiades (Alcyone) | 64.3° | 61.0° | 295.7° | 67.7° | |
| Hamal | 65.0° | 61.7° | 295.0° | 68.4° | |
| Kornephoros | 67.1° | 63.8° | 292.9° | 70.5° | |
| Pushya (Gamma Cancri) | 67.2° | 63.8° | 292.9° | 70.5° | |
| Arcturus | 69.6° | 66.2° | 290.4° | 73.0° | |
| Aldebaran | 72.5° | 69.1° | 287.5° | 75.8° | |
| Alhena | 72.6° | 69.2° | 287.4° | 75.9° | |
| Markab | 73.8° | 70.5° | 286.2° | 77.2° | |
| Denebola | 74.5° | 71.2° | 285.5° | 77.9° | |
| Rasalgethi | 74.7° | 71.3° | 285.3° | 78.1° | |
| Rasalhague | 76.7° | 73.3° | 283.3° | 80.0° | |
| Regulus | 77.3° | 73.9° | 282.7° | 80.7° | |
| Vindemiatrix | 78.4° | 75.0° | 281.6° | 81.7° | |
| Enif | 79.5° | 76.2° | 280.5° | 82.9° | |
| Altair | 80.6° | 77.2° | 279.4° | 84.0° | |
| Betelgeuse | 82.1° | 78.8° | 277.9° | 85.5° | |
| Unukalhai | 83.2° | 79.8° | 276.8° | 86.5° | |
| Bellatrix | 83.3° | 79.9° | 276.7° | 86.6° | |
| Procyon | 84.5° | 81.1° | 275.5° | 87.8° | |
| Mintaka | 90.3° | 87.0° | 269.7° | 93.7° | |
| Sadalmelik | 90.3° | 87.0° | 269.7° | 93.7° | |
| Orion Belt (Alnilam) | 91.3° | 87.9° | 268.7° | 94.6° | |
| Alnitak | 92.1° | 88.7° | 267.9° | 95.4° | |
| Sadalsuud | 95.9° | 92.5° | 264.1° | 99.3° | |
| Rigel | 98.7° | 95.3° | 261.3° | 102.1° | |
| Alphard | 99.2° | 95.8° | 260.8° | 102.5° | |
| Zubeneschamali | 100.0° | 96.6° | 260.0° | 103.3° | |
| Saiph | 100.3° | 96.9° | 259.7° | 103.6° | |
| Spica | 101.8° | 98.5° | 258.1° | 105.2° | |
| Sabik | 106.7° | 103.3° | 253.3° | 110.1° | |
| Zubenelgenubi | 107.0° | 103.7° | 253.0° | 110.4° | |
| Sirius | 107.8° | 104.4° | 252.2° | 111.1° | |
| Murzim | 109.1° | 105.7° | 250.9° | 112.5° | |
| Diphda | 109.1° | 105.8° | 250.9° | 112.5° | |
| Nunki | 118.0° | 114.7° | 242.0° | 121.4° | |
| Wezen | 118.1° | 114.8° | 241.9° | 121.5° | |
| Antares | 118.2° | 114.8° | 241.8° | 121.5° | |
| Adhara | 120.9° | 117.6° | 239.1° | 124.3° | |
| Fomalhaut | 121.6° | 118.3° | 238.4° | 125.0° | |
| Phact | 126.5° | 123.1° | 233.5° | 129.8° | |
| Kaus Australis | 126.8° | 123.4° | 233.2° | 130.2° | |
| Menkent | 129.0° | 125.6° | 231.0° | 132.3° | |
| Shaula | 129.8° | 126.4° | 230.2° | 133.1° | |
| Naos | 133.0° | 129.6° | 227.0° | 136.3° | |
| Ankaa | 135.6° | 132.2° | 224.4° | 138.9° | |
| Suhail | 136.8° | 133.5° | 223.2° | 140.2° | |
| Regor | 141.3° | 137.9° | 218.7° | 144.6° | |
| Canopus | 147.5° | 144.2° | 212.5° | 150.9° | |
| Alsephina | 150.0° | 146.6° | 210.0° | 153.3° | |
| Peacock | 152.5° | 149.1° | 207.5° | 155.9° | |
| Gacrux | 153.0° | 149.6° | 207.0° | 156.3° | |
| Achernar | 153.1° | 149.8° | 206.9° | 156.5° | |
| Avior | 156.1° | 152.7° | 203.9° | 159.4° | |
| Mimosa (Becrux) | 156.3° | 152.9° | 203.7° | 159.7° | |
| Hadar | 157.2° | 153.9° | 202.8° | 160.6° | |
| Rigil Kentaurus | 157.9° | 154.5° | 202.1° | 161.2° | |
| Acrux | 161.1° | 157.7° | 198.9° | 164.4° | |
| Atria | 172.1° | 168.7° | 187.9° | 175.4° | |
| Miaplacidus | 174.3° | 170.9° | 185.7° | 177.6° |
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