# An astronomical observatory and eclipse predictor (Hawkins).

> Disputed: An astronomical observatory and eclipse predictor (Hawkins).

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# An astronomical observatory and eclipse predictor (Hawkins).

An astronomical observatory and eclipse predictor (Hawkins).

**Disputed** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Disputed** None pieces of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Multiple precise lunar alignments beyond chance.

## What would rule it out

- Lunar alignments shown to be no better than chance given the number of stone pairs.

## Evidence none for · 1 against

[Lunar claims are weak and the eclipse predictor is not supported.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stonehenge/evidence/EVD0CRWPPNM0591/lunar-claims-are-weak-and-the-eclipse-predictor-is-not)

Supported

AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[What was Stonehenge for?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stonehenge/questions/QST0CRWPDCR161H/what-was-stonehenge-for)

Most likelyThe first monument was a cemetery and ancestral shrine for a select group

## Cite it

```
Mysteries Department. (2026). An astronomical observatory and eclipse predictor (Hawkins). [Answer ANS0CRWPPDT1JWY]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CRWPPDT1JWY
```

Key

**ANS** 0CRWPPDT1JWY

Kind

Answer · hypothesis

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