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In fact, astronomy cannot pinpoint such a "galactic alignment" to within a year, much less a day. The alignment depends on the rather arbitrary modern definition of the galactic equator, and/or the visual appearance of the Milky Way. There is no precise definition of the Milky Way's edges -- they are very vague and depend on the clarity of your view. (Jenkins says that he personally established the Milky Way’s edges by viewing it from 11,000 feet, far above anywhere the Maya lived.) So to give a precise visual position for its centerline is not meaningful.
Jenkins did acknowledge that the winter-solstice Sun actually crosses the center of the Milky Way anytime between 1980 and 2016. Elsewhere he expands this approach zone to a 900-year period, and settles for an imprecise alignment to which Dec. 21, 2012, is arbitrarily and circularly assigned. Real astronomy does not support any match between the Baktun-13 end date and a galactic alignment. The advocates both admit and ignore this discrepancy.
It's almost a sidelight that the winter-solstice sun will never actually "eclipse" the galaxy's true center, the pointlike radio source marking the Milky Way's central black hole. Moreover, the winter-solstice sun won’t even pass closest to it on the sky for another 200 years.
Originally posted by game over man
[Snip] I figure NASA would be the most trustworthy source.
Originally posted by game over man
I thought the Galactic Alignment on the Winter Solstice of 2012 is fact. However it appears on NASA's website, that is not the case.
This is their most recent information on the Galactic Alignment from 2009. I figure NASA would be the most trustworthy source.
The Great 2012 Doomsday Scare
This guest article on 2012 was written by E. C. Krupp, Director of Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles and is reprinted with permission from Sky & Telescope Magazine. The publisher and the author reserve all rights. All opinions are the author's own.
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In fact, astronomy cannot pinpoint such a "galactic alignment" to within a year, much less a day. The alignment depends on the rather arbitrary modern definition of the galactic equator, and/or the visual appearance of the Milky Way. There is no precise definition of the Milky Way's edges -- they are very vague and depend on the clarity of your view. (Jenkins says that he personally established the Milky Way’s edges by viewing it from 11,000 feet, far above anywhere the Maya lived.) So to give a precise visual position for its centerline is not meaningful.
Jenkins did acknowledge that the winter-solstice Sun actually crosses the center of the Milky Way anytime between 1980 and 2016. Elsewhere he expands this approach zone to a 900-year period, and settles for an imprecise alignment to which Dec. 21, 2012, is arbitrarily and circularly assigned. Real astronomy does not support any match between the Baktun-13 end date and a galactic alignment. The advocates both admit and ignore this discrepancy.
It's almost a sidelight that the winter-solstice sun will never actually "eclipse" the galaxy's true center, the pointlike radio source marking the Milky Way's central black hole. Moreover, the winter-solstice sun won’t even pass closest to it on the sky for another 200 years.
Is this true? No Galactic Alignment? Is 2012 literally like Y2K?
Originally posted by ApostleTriad
the era of Pisces (0 - 2012) is the age of resurrection, sacrifice, etc
The precession of the equinoxes causes this to occur for a series of 36 years once in every precession cycle. It happened most directly in 1998 and though it will still occur in 2012
Originally posted by Devino
reply to post by ngchunter
Hi ngchunter,
Got a question for you. Can you better explain what you meant in this quote?
The precession of the equinoxes causes this to occur for a series of 36 years once in every precession cycle. It happened most directly in 1998 and though it will still occur in 2012
Do you mean that this alignment phase has a 36 year period? I have not read about this figure before. Where did you find it?
Originally posted by mrgregbusybee
reply to post by game over man
NASA are government officials which will tell the public only what they need to know and what they want the public to know. Lies....all lies.