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Originally Posted by sarongsong
Can this statement be proven or disproven with a conventional astronomy program:
"2012---Earth comes into perfect “precessional” alignment with the center of the Galaxy..."
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I think a finer definition of "aligned" must be stated here before any serious answer can be given. Aligned to what effect ?
This particular solar system we are in is located on the edge of the milky way, in Orions belt. We arent exactly level with the galaxy's equatorial plane - about 20 lightyears "above" it, yet on a galaxy-scale this is pretty insignifcant. Alignment from center is roughly some 27,000 lightyears (which is, If my memory serves me well, 70,000 lightyears in diameter) .
I'm not sure what difference there will be in 12 years on that huge scale - we're not doing "much", galaxy-wise. Things happen on the multi-million year scale there, not specific "one year" things occur really. Anyone feel free to correct me here, obviously.