"Ancient Sky Disk" & "Triply Ultraviolet Sun" (Nebra Himmelsscheibe, 1800 BC (found in 1999) & NASA-Pic, 20aug2013) / adapted for Gaby Divay's WebArt Gallery

Comment:
L: The Nebra "Himmelsscheibe" depicts the Sun, two crescent Moons, & theseven stars of the Pleiades
It dates from ca. 1800 B.C., has a diameter of 30 cm, & weighs almost five pounds.
"The Nebra sky disk features the oldest concrete depiction of the cosmos worldwide. ... The UNESCO Memory of the World Register termed [it]
"one of the most important archaeological finds of the twentieth century. -- (wikipedia, "Sky Disk")
R: The "Triply Ultraviolet Sun" image was created on occasion of a rare Venus Transit over the solar disk in June 2012 (see AstorPic Description). Venus Transits have happened in the recent past, with an eight-year interval, at best twice a centur:. 2004 & 2012 ; NONE on the 1900s ; 1874 & 1882 ; 17cc & 17vv. The next such event will have to wait until 2117. -- (NASA Space Place & wikipedia)