To all SSC Station occupants
Thank you for the donations over the past year (2024), it is much appreciated. I am still trying to figure out how to migrate the forums to another community software (probably phpbb) but in the meantime I have updated the forum software to the latest version. SSC has been around a while so their is some very long time members here still using the site, thanks for making SSC home and sorry I haven't been as vocal as I should be in the forums I will try to improve my posting frequency.
Thank you again to all of the members that do take the time to donate a little, it helps keep this station functioning on the outer reaches of space.
-D1-
If you're lucky enough to have clear skies this evening, be sure to catch the Jupiter/Saturn conjunction. Low in the Southwest just after sunset, the two planets will be so close (visually) that they'll seem almost like one to the naked eye.
We had clear skies last evening, and they were pretty close then. Tonight, it looks like rain/cloud. <sobs>
So I read that they think this might have been the star of Bethlehem, but IIRC old JC was born in the summer and the early Christians hijacked the pagan festival of the winter solstice combining the two into Christmas. so if this is the same conjunction that took place about 2000 years ago, did it take place in the winter or the summer. Â
did it take place in the winter or the summer.
Good question! A quick search finds this:
Kepler calculated that Jupiter appeared to pass Saturn three times in the year B.C.7, namely in June, August and December
But that ain't necessarily correct.
Â
Latest Post: Catharage Our newest member: david@8 Recent Posts Unread Posts
