2012 Galactic Plane, Equator & Solstices

Another look at the 'Other' 2012 Galactic Alignments with Starry Night Pro. Will Earth pass through the galactic plane in 2012? - "Scientific studies indicate that the solar system lies several dozen light-years north of the galactic plane. What's more, we are continuing to travel northward, away from the plane of our Milky Way galaxy, at some 7 kilometers per second. Therefore, we won't be physically passing through the galactic plane in 2012 or anytime in the near future.": http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essenti...
2012 Galactic Alignment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-JQ9z...
The Galactic Alignment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0K0Lr...
2012 Phenomenon - Other alignments: "Evidence shows that the Sun passed through the plane bisecting the galactic disc only three million years ago and is now moving farther above it...": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_phe...
The Sun's motion perpendicular to the galactic plane: http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/...
Galactic year: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galactic...
Leap year: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leap_year
Astronomical definition of Vernal Equinox: http://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/docs/east...
Gregorian Calendar Accuracy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregoria...
Neil Degrasse Tyson debunks 2012 at the 2010 World Science Festival: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HghEB...
Weekend Feature: Do We Live Inside a Bubble in the Interstellar Medium? NASA Astronomers Say "Yes": http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/...
Mayan Cosmology Cycle Ends: Precision Cosmology Progresses: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7J5pc...

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