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On a field trip to Bandelier National Monument in New Mexico, the Archaeoastronomy class I once co-taught with noted Astronomer, Dr. Ron Olowin, noticed something of great moment. Serendipitously we arrived during the Summer Solstice just before noon. We were told by the National Park Service of an impressive petroglyph located on the north ridge of the canyon face, approximately 120 feet above the central ceremonial complex floor in an extraordinarily inaccessible place. In