Comments on: Planetary Alignment

By: alicesastroinfo

alicesastroinfo — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 03:58:49 +0000

Michael,

I didn’t know about the book “The Jupiter Effect” … it looks fun, albeit about as accurate as Laura Croft in terms of the effect on Earth since there won’t be one.

For the next major conjunction/syzygy or whatever, yeah, I’d play with those simulators.

-Alice

By: MICHAEL Spears

MICHAEL Spears — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:51:45 +0000

Around the 10th of April 1128 is the last time this happened, i’m not sure of the exact date, but i’ve just been playing around on that website and the 10th of April looks about right.

By: MICHAEL Spears

MICHAEL Spears — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:37:46 +0000

About the birthday thing, i was born on March 10 1981, have a look at March 10 1982 “the Jupiter Effect”.
I was looking at websites for the next major conjunction, syzygy, or collusion. Any idea?

By: alicesastroinfo

alicesastroinfo — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 05:59:59 +0000

Ashlynn,

That’s my brother’s birthday too!

-Alice

By: alicesastroinfo

alicesastroinfo — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 05:48:59 +0000

Charity, sorry it took me so long to get back to you. Ooh! That looks like a cool conjunction, I would have loved to see that. I don’t feel like going all the way through the math, but I would suspect that a conjunction similar to that could happen again. I don’t know when. I’ve posted the planetary orbit simulator image of that event above.

By: Charity

Charity — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:20:15 +0000

I’m interested in what you might make of the confluence of planets that happened on August 8, 1423 right around sunset (I have mine set for Manhattan at 10 ’til 7 PM pointed West in Stellarium). Is that a “one-off” event, or is it something that would happen again? If so, when?

By: ashlynn

ashlynn — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:45:16 +0000

ironic,
my 21st birthday is 12.12.2012

By: alicesastroinfo

alicesastroinfo — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 04:28:34 +0000

Abuelopaul,

I’ve posted the image from Stellarium on 12/12/2012 above. Unfortunately, the alignment is not much more dramatic than what happens every day, and definitely not as close as some of the fun conjunctions we’ve had in recent years. The confluence on 5/5/2000 was much closer.

-Alice

By: Abuelopaul

Abuelopaul — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:29:48 +0000

Check out the date of 12:12:2012 and see all the planets lined up.
During December 2012 there will be the best conjunction ever.
Oh, and the end of the Mayan calander.
Get Stellarium or Starry night backyard.

By: alicesastroinfo

alicesastroinfo — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:53:32 +0000

Timothy asks: Is it possible to simulate future alignments? with reference to 2012 end of mayan calander rumors of either planetary magnetic shift causing widespread havoc or melting of polar caps causing costal flooding. thanks! In 2012 nothing drastic will happen. All 2012 apocalypse stories are a hoax: read Universe Today You can use the website mentioned above (Planetary Orbit Simlator) to simlate the planetary alignment for yourself on any date you choose.