>>Uhmmmm... this sounds as though you think the center of the galaxy is a small dot and farily close.<<
No I didn’t say that. First it doesn’t matter how far it is what matters is where (exact astronomic coordinates) scientists believe is the centre, and the centre can only be a point with no dimensions. If the centre of our galaxy is a giant black hole we are interested only in the centre of that black hole.

>>The center of the galaxy is over a million times larger than our own solar system. Our solar system travels through the galaxy along the plane of the galactic ecliptic.<<
Yes this is true, but even if something is over a million times larger than our own solar system as you say if it is very far away the angle of site it covers might not be so large. Please keep in mind that I did not align Neptune and Earth with the centre of the galaxy. What I did was to determine when Earth – Uranus – and Neptune align perfectly. This happens every 174 or so years, then after I compute the dates I looked to see at which date these two planets in regards to Earth align with the centre of our galaxy best.

>>Our solar system as well as all the planets of nearby stars are NEVER "out of alignment" with the "center of the galaxy." Ever.<<
You are wrong about this because you misinterpret the word align I use. Two objects always align. Three objects might never align, but during cosmic cycles it’s a certain time that they are closest to alignment – on one line(see geometry). Here I am referring to the black hole in the centre of our galaxy which is a point in space. But as you can see below it is easy to see when they align, just notice when the planets cross the galactic plane. I have checked all celestial bodies - nebulae etc - using Starry Night Pro plus. Seeing is believing.








Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 09/03/2008 03:45AM by Ogygos.