Summer Solstice Observation | Bloomfield, NM 87413

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Summer Solstice Observation

Presented By: Salmon Ruins

Recurrence: Recurring every June 21st

Location: Salmon Ruins

Address: 6131 Highway 64, Bloomfield, NM 87413

Phone: 505-632-2013

Time: 7:00 AM to 8:30 AM

Price: Free

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Overview

Observe the summer solstice sunlight just as the Ancestral Puebloans did at Salmon Ruins. The solstice sunlight illuminates the 1,000 year old feature through a narrow opening into room #82. A lecture regarding archaeoastronomy studies of the Chacoan structure will detail the event.

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