The Pleiades and the Mayans

The Pleiades is an open cluster consisting of approximately 1,000 stars at a distance of 400 light-years (120 parsecs) from Earth in in the constellation Taurus. (It also known as “The Seven Sisters”, or the astronomical designations NGC 1432/35 and M 45.) Public Domain photo by NASA
Some people believe the ancient Maya descended from an extraterrestrial race that came from the Pleiades star cluster. I suppose that might explain, for them, why the ancient Maya were so proficient as astronomers. It’s an interesting theory. In any case, this NASA photo of the Pleiades is gorgeous.
Carol Chapman, author of End of the World 2012 EBook