# The disc shows the night sky with the Pleiades and served as a memory aid and leap rule for reconciling lunar…

> Most likely: The disc shows the night sky with the Pleiades and served as a memory aid and leap rule for reconciling lunar and solar years, with horizon…

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# The disc shows the night sky with the Pleiades and served as a memory aid and leap rule for reconciling lunar…

The disc shows the night sky with the Pleiades and served as a memory aid and leap rule for reconciling lunar and solar years, with horizon arcs tied to the solstices at the Mittelberg.

**Most likely** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Most likely** Its tests partly supported it: two pieces of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- The seven-star group stands apart from the other stars in a way random scattering rarely produces.
- The arc angles match the solstice azimuth range at about 51° N.

## What would rule it out

- A measured arc angle inconsistent with the solstitial range at that latitude, or star placements indistinguishable from random.

## Evidence 2 for · none against

[From the Mittelberg the sun sets behind the Brocken at the summer solstice and behind the Kyffhäuser on 1 May.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nebra-sky-disc/evidence/EVD0D2SBD0E20HA/from-the-mittelberg-the-sun-sets-behind-the-brocken-at-the)

Suggestive

FOR

[The seven-star cluster is clearly separated from the evenly distributed other stars.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nebra-sky-disc/evidence/EVD0D2SBCRM4GJJ/the-seven-star-cluster-is-clearly-separated-from-the-evenly)

Suggestive

FOR

## The questions it answers

[What does the image on the disc represent?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nebra-sky-disc/questions/QST0D2SB8C05M85/what-does-the-image-on-the-disc-represent)

Most likelyThe disc shows the night sky with the Pleiades and served as a memory aid and leap rule for reconciling lunar…

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The disc shows the night sky with the Pleiades and served as a memory aid and leap rule for reconciling lunar… [Answer ANS0D2SBCGT36ZC]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D2SBCGT36ZC
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