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Graham Fox
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Hello all,
I'm researching in the field of ancient cosmology and the history of associated astrological beliefs. I'm working on the links between the galactic and supergalactic planes and systems of organising and dividing the ecliptic. There are a number of astronomical references for where the galactic equator intersects with the ecliptic (notably Marcel Meuss and the US Navy Observatory, who respectively put the ascending or "north" galactic node at the winter solstice point (270°) in May and late October 1998 -specifically the 27th October. Does anyone know if there are comparable estimations for the location on our ecliptic of the supergalactic nodes? I've only found one so far, on a site about astronomy for astrologists, but it's rather old and I'm not sure if it reflects current knowledge (it claims 016°16'11" for the ascending Super-GN, but doesn't specify the date, I think it's 1950 judging by the other info given). I think there are more reliable references on the web, but in galactic coordinates, and I don't know how to convert into ecliptic coordinates.
Many thanks for any help or ideas.
Graham
I'm researching in the field of ancient cosmology and the history of associated astrological beliefs. I'm working on the links between the galactic and supergalactic planes and systems of organising and dividing the ecliptic. There are a number of astronomical references for where the galactic equator intersects with the ecliptic (notably Marcel Meuss and the US Navy Observatory, who respectively put the ascending or "north" galactic node at the winter solstice point (270°) in May and late October 1998 -specifically the 27th October. Does anyone know if there are comparable estimations for the location on our ecliptic of the supergalactic nodes? I've only found one so far, on a site about astronomy for astrologists, but it's rather old and I'm not sure if it reflects current knowledge (it claims 016°16'11" for the ascending Super-GN, but doesn't specify the date, I think it's 1950 judging by the other info given). I think there are more reliable references on the web, but in galactic coordinates, and I don't know how to convert into ecliptic coordinates.
Many thanks for any help or ideas.
Graham