Yes, but the scenario you are rejecting is not one that CT postulated in the message.

What he wrote was this:

"This means the top of the south shaft was facing an area of the sky where the distinctive 3-star asterism in the centre of Orion (sAH) crossed every 24 hours c.2570 BC, and the top of the north shaft was facing an area of the sky where the North or Pole Star Thuban crossed every 24 hours when it reached its highest point in the sky due north, also c.2570 BC."

And this is factually correct from a scientific astronomical POV.

It's also correct within the spirit of his post, because the purpose was not to show the AE's believed this to be the case, it was to show that the course height problems have no bearing on the position and orientation of the star shafts.

Also, the reason the 24 hours is often noted within the wider discussion of this, ie with the IES Edwards quote is to differentiate between this and other phenomenon that may pass only rarely.

For large parts of the year C.2570 B.C. the belt stars indeed passed right across the entrance of the shaft nightly, as they transited due true south.

CT is quite right as usual.

Dave L



Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 07/17/2007 06:22PM by Dave L.