Rapa Nui Stargazing

Total Solar Eclipse - 11th July 2010 - TaHai, Hanga Roa, Easter Island, Chile

Sorry about the problems with the camera in the middle !

Rapa Nui 2

Rapa Nui : Ile de Pâques (Seconde partie)
Le tour de l'île résumé en 57 mn de vidéo.
La rencontre des Moaïs, statues monumentales, taillées par les Rapanuis venus de Polynésie.

Ahu Akivi on Easter Island

Ahu Akivi, the first Ahu on the Island to be restored in 1960. the 108 foot long Ahu features seven moai facing the setting sun and is belived to represent the seven explorers sent to scout the Island before the arrival of Hotu Matu’a and is estimated to have been constructed around 1450.

Ahu Akivi is a particular sacred place in Rapa Nui (or Easter Island) in the Valparaíso Region of Chile, looking out towards the Pacific Ocean. The site has seven moai, all of equal shape and size, and is also known as a celestial observatory that was set up around the 1500s. The site is located inland, rather than along the coast. Moai statues were considered by the early people of Rapa Nui as their ancestors, whom they worshipped as their deity – Make Make.[1]

A particular feature of the seven identical moai statues is that they exactly face sunset during the Spring Equinox and have their backs to the sunrise during the Autumn Equinox. Such an astronomically precise feature is seen only at this location on the island.

Ahu Akivi is part of the Ahu Akivi-Vai Teka complex which was built up by the Rapa Nui people in two phases. In the first phase, during the 16th century a central rectangular platform was created on a leveled surface. It had wings projecting to the north and the south directions. An approach ramp was also part of this platform which led to the ceremonial plaza stretching 25 metres (82 ft) towards the west of the central platform. A cremation ground existed behind the central platform. The second phase of construction was elaborately planned and implemented in the early years of the 1600s when the platform was modified, a ramp was created, seven statues of equal size were erected. Another crematorium was also built. A cave in which people used to reside was also used as tomb during historic times.

The other Ahu in the complex is the Ahu Vai Teka, which is a much smaller platform of 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) length made up of rough lava stone blocks. There is no statue now, though one is believed to have existed initially. Both the ahus were believed to have been aligned astronomically with respect to the Sun. Both are located in the territory of the Miru, the highest ranking clan and the western confederacy, and both were contemporary. It is also conjectured that the seven statues were placed at Ahu Akivi at least 150 years before the first Europeans found the island when the clan was functional at that time. It is also evident that their culture existed for 250–300 years with economic prosperity with political stability.

In 1955, Thor Heyerdahl was the first to discover and take pictures of the moai statues. At that time he had recruited American archaeologist William Mulloy and his Chilean associate, Gonzalo Figueroa García-Huidobro, who restored the statues to their original position; they had found them in knocked down condition in 1960. Mulloy's work on the Akivi-Vaiteka Complex was supported by the Fulbright Foundation and by grants from the University of Wyoming, the University of Chile and the International Fund for Monuments. Ahu Akivi also gives its name to one of the seven regions of Rapa Nui National Park.

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Rapa Nui, Chile.

The 15 Moai, Ahu Tongariki | Easter Island

The Moai, huge sculptures shaped human head, the main tourist attraction of Easter Island, Valparaíso Region, Chile. Easter Islandhas several settlements called Ahu Altars, where a group of more or less numerous Moai meets, but always perfectly organized and looking in the same direction. Ahu Tongariki is the name of the settlement largest moai in terms of size and situation. Ahu Tongariki is located on the east coast of the island, about 20 kilometers from the capital Hanga Roa, between the coves of Hanga Hanga Hotu Iti and Nui. Ahu Tongariki is an altar, one composed of 15 figures aligned parallel to the coast, stand with their backs to the sea, as virtually all of the island Moai facing the center of it.

Currently Ahu Tongariki is considered the largest ceremonial center of Easter Island and even the largest of all the islands of Polynesia, and also one that has greater diversity because the statues are totally different from each other or in another words it different sizes, different thicknesses, etc. and representing various types of ancestors who inhabited the island centuries ago. As a historical note, note that in 1960 the area was devastated by a tsunami caused by an earthquake in the Chilean city of Valdivia. Most of the statues were completely buried under sand and remained for more than three decades until between 1992 and 1996 the restoration works were undertaken place. The 15 Moai were exhumed and returned to its original position, but only one of them was able to return the hat, since the rest were badly damaged and are at serious risk.

Photo credit Ferran Altimiras
Isla de Pascua, Chile. Photo credit h2ofotografia (wordpress)
KAP on Tongariki - Easter island. Photo credit Pierre Lesage
Ahu Tongariki detrás Rapa Nui, Chile. Photo credit Altamira
Kite Aerial Photography on Tongariki at sunrise. Photo credit Pierre Lesage
Moai caigut. Photo credit Ferran Altimiras
Ahu Tongariki moai. Photo credit stuwil
Photo credit Sergio TB
Plataforma Ceremonial mas grande de la isla con 15 Moais. Photo credit Patricia (Pato)
Photo credit Domingo Mery
Ahu Tongariki - Easter Island. Photo credit Ik T

Easter Island: Surf

20 декабря 2011 года. Остров Пасхи. Прибой на южном берегу.
December 20, 2011. Easter Island. Surf at the south coast.
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20100711 - Eclipsi Total de Sol - Rapa Nui - Illa de Pasqua - Easter Island

Fotografies de l'eclipsi total de Sol observat a Tahai, Hanga Roa, a Rapa Nui (Illa de Pasqua - Easter Island) l'11 de juliol de 2010.
Total Solar Eclipse - Easter Island - 20100711

Dr. Jay Pasachoff - Easter Island Eclipse

Interview wth Williams College professor and astronomer Dr. Jay Pasachoff upon return from the July 11, 2010 total solar eclipse on Easter Island.

The 15 Moai, Ahu Tongariki | Easter Island

The 15 Moai, Ahu Tongariki | Easter Island
The Moai, huge sculptures shaped human head, the main tourist attraction of Easter Island, Valparaíso Region, Chile. Easter Island has several settlements called Ahu Altars, where a group of more or less numerous Moai meets, but always perfectly organized and looking in the same direction. Ahu Tongariki is the name of the settlement largest moai in terms of size and situation. Ahu Tongariki is located on the east coast of the island, about 20 kilometers from the capital Hanga Roa, between the coves of Hanga Hanga Hotu Iti and Nui. Ahu Tongariki is an altar, one composed of 15 figures aligned parallel to the coast, stand with their backs to the sea, as virtually all of the island Moai facing the center of it.
Currently Ahu Tongariki is considered the largest ceremonial center of Easter Island and even the largest of all the islands of Polynesia, and also one that has greater diversity because the statues are totally different from each other or in another words it different sizes, different thicknesses, etc. and representing various types of ancestors who inhabited the island centuries ago. As a historical note, note that in 1960 the area was devastated by a tsunami caused by an earthquake in the Chilean city of Valdivia. Most of the statues were completely buried under sand and remained for more than three decades until between 1992 and 1996 the restoration works were undertaken place. The 15 Moai were exhumed and returned to its original position, but only one of them was able to return the hat, since the rest were badly damaged and are at serious risk.
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Ahu Tongariki Sunrise

This is the sunrise at Ahu Tongariki, Easter Island.
Ahu Tongariki is the largest ceremonial structure built on Easter Island and a great place to watch a sunrise.
On the way back to Hanga Roa some shots of Rano Raraku.

Waves crashing into Rapa Nui

Easter Island, Part 4 - TONGARIKI

Arfur and Shelly Visit an island that they have been wanting to see for many years. An island shrouded in mystery. An island where great heads and bodies carved in volcanic rock stand guard along the coast. Easter Island - home of the Moai.

We walk around the base of the 15 Moai at Tongariki relatively quickly, as the island tour groups start to arrive after we parked up (added to the cruise ship passengers that might soon turn up!). The wind was again, quite strong and unfortunately, the sound has drowned out half the commantary....not a bad thing, some might say :)

Still at least it was warm.......

Chile - trip of the dreams, heart and my life.

Hope you will enjoy as much as we did.
Date: 7/03/2016 - 24/03/2016.
Santiago - Torres Del Paine - Valparaiso - Easter Island

Geyser El Tatio Provincia El loa

total solar eclipse 1st august 2008

Video muntatge fotogràfic de l'eclipsi total de sol de l'1 d'agost del 2008 des de Bulgan (Hovd) Mongòlia

Sunrise at Ahu Tongariki | Easter Island | Timelapse 4K

Les Soleils de l'Ile de Pâques (The Suns of Easter Island)

Les Soleils De L'Ile De Paques (The Suns of Easter Island)

Subtitled in English (Closed Captioned)

Directed by Pierre Kast

La chute de Mars

Le 10 septembre dernier, quelques jours avant la fin de l’estive et le retour vers les vallées, des centaines de moutons envahissaient encore les landes du Lingas autour du lac des Pises (Parc national des Cévennes) et leurs clochettes tintinnabulantes ponctuées par les aboiements des grands chiens d’Anatolie ont peuplé le crépuscule avant que les grillons prennent possession de la nuit et que la planète Mars entame sa chute vers le lac en repoussant la Voie lactée vers l’ouest. Cette vidéo accélérée couvre la période s’étendant de la fin du crépuscule à l’aube ; l’aspect des astres et de la Voie lactée avec leurs reflets sur l’eau calme du lac est assez proche de ce que l’on percevait à l’œil nu. Le lac des Pises se situe à la bordure sud de la Réserve internationale de ciel étoilé des Cévennes.

Image et son : Guillaume Cannat