<HTML>Stephen Tonkin wrote:
>
> Bent wrote:
> > Could either of you tell me where on the ecliptic your
> > program would place the sun in 10450 B.C.?
> [...]
> > Pardon, at spring equinox, I mean.
>
> I'm not sure that I understand what information you want.
> <i>By definition</i>, the position of the Sun at the vernal
> equinox is ecliptic latitude 0.000 (epoch of date).
>
> [The following bit needs to be checked and verified/confirmed
> -- Dave? Frank? anyone?]
> For the date in question, this would place the Sun in Virgo,
> very close to the boundary with Leo (IAU definitions of
> constellation boundaries). Or, if you prefer, as near as
> dammit 5 deg from <i>ups Leonis</i> in the direction of
> <i>omega Virginis</i>.
>
> > I would appriciate an answer to my question.
>
> Is the answer you wanted here?
Correct. Skychart III places the first point of Aires just above and to the right of Beta Virginis, just inside the modern boundaries of Virgo. It does not cross into modern Leo until 10430 BC, where it remains until 7970 BC.
Best Regards,
Dave</HTML>
