Observe the summer solstice sunlight illuminate the 1,000 the year old feature through a narrow opening into a room at Salmon Ruins. A lecture regarding archaeoastronomy studies of the Chacoan structure will detail the event.
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Observe the summer solstice sunlight illuminate the 1,000 the year old feature through a narrow opening into room #82 at Salmon Ruins. A lecture regarding archaeoastronomy studies of the Chacoan structure will detail the event. The site will be open for visitation at 7:00 a.m. and will start with a lecture about the discovery of the features that comprise the solar/lunar observation station. The actual phenomenon happens at approximately 7:50 a.m. and the presentation will wrap up about 8:30 a.m.
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