That's a good question and the best one objectively.The stonehenge style was what we would build without the knowledge the Khemetri gave us, I'm pretty sure we will build something different now.
@Academia Nut does the knowledge the Khemetri gave us change how we will build PttS from it's initial design?
Edit: Also what does our Spiritual Advisor think about how the two sites compare?
@Academia Nut
Spirit Chief: What are each of the sites better at?
Because the Star Mirror is basically the same type of structure that the Greeks used to figure out the circumference of the Earth(they got it right too)Why would it do that? Because the Mayans did it to show off?
The star mirror gives us the same frame, sunk into the ground.
Terrify had taken whole new depths really![]()
"Nee, Highlander-ku~n...we're still friends, right? You would never break my trust again...r̋̾ͬ͟i̷̴̶̿̈́̉̑ͮͪ̐g̷̀̄̎̂ͧ͛͌͛̂͜h̵̓̄ͣ̍̾ͩ͊͐ţ̿̌͘͠♥?"
The NTP is unnecessary and will require a merc company that leaves us exposed.
this is the whole depth astronomy thing veekie is bringing up
It can be performed w/o relying on a still pool, w/ no loss in accuracy because whatever we build can be made to accommodate our standards, whereas the pool is much harder to change.
Horse Valley also has cultural benefits via being in the neglected Stonepen and bordering the Heavens Horse - who have recently taken in new nomadic tribes-, better sight lines in case we do want to study the sun and moon or the wider horizon, etc.
Okay the sites here.
Black Mirror/Star Mirror
-Very high accessibility, by Catamaran, you can visit it within a 3 day journey from any coast on the Black Sea.
-Situated on the primary route between our two main temple sites.
-Reflecting pool(which mind you, is deeper and clearer than anything we can construct until explosives or Industrial age optics) provides unique frame of reference for the sky, allowing for earlier development of depth study and grant different insights from the Khemetri Place to the Stars.
-Already near a forming city at Blackmouth.
-Somewhat more protected from Nomad hijinks
Horse Valley
-Limited accessibility, the land route to Horse Valley is poor for anyone not in Stonepen, Stallion Tribes or Heaven's Hawks
-High altitude and view over the Steppes allows for improved identification of constellations and celestial omens.
-Will form the seed of a new city. Whether this is good or not depends on the situation.
I really want to save Horse Valley for when we develop optics and can build an Observatory on it in the next era.