Question by Firefly: DO U BELIEVE IN 2012 & WHAT'S GOING 2 HAPPEN? I READ THIS SOMEWHERE AND IT MADE ME THINK. I 'WASN'T' A BELIEVE?
Apocalypse! The Mayan Calendar And 2012
There is a distinct system of calendars and almanacs called the Mayan Calendar that projects a rebirth of the Earth's cycles on December 21, 2012. It will, according to these chartings, be apocalyptic, yet not the true "end" of the world.
In pre-Columbian Mesopotamia, one of the oldest known civilizations to man, these records were produced. They are all interlocked and synchronized in such an efficient manner that they have stood the tests of time. Now, if they are correct, the Earth will undergo many devastating changes that will totally reset the balance of all life in 2012.
The writing system utilized to record these calendars and almanacs dates back into the 6th century BCE. It was Mel Gibson's major theatrical release Apocalypto which has drawn mainstream attention to Mayan civilization recently. Since its release, there have been several major book releases that cover all aspects of the Mayans, especially the foreboding 2012 deadline for dominant life forms.
Of course, there have been numerous other impending world-ending or transforming scenarios suggested to the human race throughout time besides 2012. They include the various predictions of the notorious Nostradamus, Y2K and several others. In essence, it seems that these are take-offs of distorted mass consciousness, based on unjustifiable, non-scientific proclamations that simply never seem to pan out.
You see, the Mayans did not follow the modernly-accepted Gregorian calendar. They couldn't; it didn't exist. Instead, they lived their lives based on a combination of information presented by three separate calendars:
- A solar calendar based on a 365-day year;
- A ceremonial calendar based on a 260-day year;
- and a "long-count" calendar that based all time frames on a series of five numbers that always individually totaled less than 20.
The 365-day and 260-day calendars coincided every 52 years. If that isn't insensible enough, the second to last number of the long count calendar was always less than 18. The first number on the long calendar was: 0.0.0.0.0. That number corresponded to August 11, 3114 BC (as close as can be determined). Every 144,000 days was called "baktun". 144,000 days is roughly 395 years. Like the Y2K hypothesis that predicted unruly chaos when the Gregorian calendar rolled over from 12/31/1999 to 01/01/2000, the Mayan calendar predicts chaotic devastation when it rolls over from 12.19.19.17.19 to a new 0.0.0.0.0.
Here is what is supposed to happen then:
- Asteroid 433 Eros will come within 17 million miles of the Earth in January;
- In April, the US will grant renewed control of the Korean military back to Koreans;
- An annular solar eclipse will transpire in May;
- The Summer Olympics will be held in London;
- The population of our beloved Earth will top 7 billion;
- The new Freedom Towers in NYC will be completed;
- November will bring a new US president;
- A new 11-year sunspot cycle will begin, flipping the Sun's magnetic
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DO U BELIEVE IN 2012 & WHAT'S GOING 2 HAPPEN? I READ THIS SOMEWHERE AND IT MADE ME THINK. I 'WASN'T' A BELIEVE?
GPS And How It Works
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GPS And How It Works
GPS stands for Global Positioning System, a satellite navigation system with twenty-four satellites in orbit. These satellites were put in place by the United States Department of Defense for military uses, and were called NAVSTAR. The first satellite was launched in 1978 and the twenty-fourth and last satellite was finally in place in 1994. In 1980 NAVSTAR was made available to the general public for commercial use.GPS works 24 hours a day in any weather. The satellites orbit the earth twice a day in a specific orbit that is about 12,000 miles above us. In orbit, the satellites travel as fast as 7,000 miles an hour. As they are orbiting, they transmit information to receivers on earth. The receivers use this information to calculate the user's location. This calculation is made by determining the difference between the time a transmission was made and when the receiver received it. This is then used to calculate the distance and the position is displayed on the receiver.For a receiver to calculate a latitude and longitude position is to receive information from three satellites. To calculate latitude, longitude and altitude a receiver must be able to receive information from four or more satellites. After position is known the GPS can then tell the user information about speed, trip distance, the distance to a desired destination, sunrise and sunset times, bearing and other information.While in orbit, the satellites are powered by solar energy. They also have backup batteries that are used in the event of no solar power such as an eclipse. The energy is used to power small rockets on the satellites that keep them in the proper orbit. At any one time only about 50 watts of power or less is used to transmit information. The satellites are designed to last about ten years, and the U.S. Department of Defense is constantly making and launching replacement satellites. Each satellite is about 2,000 pounds and seventeen feet across when the solar panels are out.GPS receivers are generally accurate within 15 meters. Other than investing in a receiver there are no fees or other equipment required to access the GPS signal. If very accurate readings are needed, Differential Global Position Systems (DGPS) will provide accuracy within three to five meters. The United States Coast Guard operates the most popular DGPS.Two power signals are transmitted and are referred to as L1 and L2. The L1 frequency is used for civilian purposes. These signals are relatively low power signals and travel by line of sight, so they can go through clouds, glass, and plastic, but not solid objects like buildings or mountains. In every transmission the satellite sends three types of information, its pseudorandom code, ephemeris data and almanac data. The pseudorandom code is an I.S. code that identifies which satellite the information is being sent from. Ephemeris data tells the receiver where the satellite should be at any time of the day, and almanac data sends information
Q&A: When is the next solar/lunar eclipse that will visible in Minnesota?
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Question by Mers H: When is the next solar/lunar eclipse that will visible in Minnesota?
When is the next eclipse that will be visible in Minnesota? The eclipse does not have to be total.
Thanks for your help!
Best answer:
Answer by bikenbeer2000The next partial solar eclipse visible from Minnesota will be on 20th May 2012. This will occur in the evening and the Sun will set still partially eclipsed: http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEplot/SEplot2001/SE2012May20A.GIF
The next lunar eclipse will be a total eclipse, visible on the night of 20th - 21st December 2010: http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/OH/OHfigures/OH2010-Fig04.pdf
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The Moon: Six Facts About The Moon And A Riddle
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The Moon: Six Facts About The Moon And A Riddle
Here is an old riddle you could solve. What was a month old at Cain's birth that's not five weeks old yet?The Moon is 3476 kilometers in diameter.This makes the Moon much smaller than Earth but in relation to our planet, it is actually very big. Most of the other moons in the solar system are much smaller than the planet they circle.The Moon is around 384000 kilometres away from Earth.This is relative since the Moon will go even further. The actual distances we use is between 356 000 and 406 000 kilometres. But the man in the street will never know the distance unless told so. This is an illusion just like the planets coming closer and going away further from our planet. For astronomers this is important but not for us.This movement has an effect on the other planets and that is what astronomers study.Earth SatelliteAgain this is a matter of perspective since the Earth and Moon orbit around a common center of gravity. Called the byrycenter, it is a point around 4672 kilometres away from the center of the earth.New MoonDuring this the Sun, Moon and Earth are almost in a straight line. The Sun is shining on the back of the Moon and we begin to see a small part of the Moon. Just before New Moon is the time when we will have a solar eclipse when we cannot see the Sun because it will appear to be behind the MoonFull MoonThis means the Moon, Earth and Sun is now in a straight line and the Sun illuminates the side of the Moon facing us. This is the time when we will have a Lunar Eclipse when the Moon will cross the shadow of the Earth.The Westward motion If you follow the Moon from the moment as you see it as the New Moon and you make an imaginary point in the sky, you will notice that the next night the moon will have shifted. Wait around 51 minutes later the moon will be where it was the previous night. This second movement will be because the earth rotates but the first movement from one night to the next is because the Moon circles in a westward direction around the Earth while it turns on its own axis in 27.21 days. However since the Earth moves, the Moon takes longer to return to the point where we saw it as the New Moon. This will be 29.53 days and so the answer to our riddle is the Moon, which will never reach the 5-week mark before it starts to be new again.The Moon is something we take for granted since it is always there. But if you ask someone on the street where the Moon is he will probably not know. We think the Moon is always visible and yet this is not true. During the period before the New Moon, we cannot see
when are the next total lunar and solar eclipses?
Question by : when are the next total lunar and solar eclipses?
well right now its december 21st 2010 after the total lunar eclipse on the solstice in which i missed. so now im trying to find out when there's going to be another big event. But i only need to know when theres going to be a total eclipse not a partial. Also when is the next lunar eclipse on the winter solstice if you know and please dont give me a link just tell me.
Best answer:
Answer by Allie2094
not to rain on your parade but im pretty sure we will all be dead by then
sorry you missed it
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How would i find the next total solar eclipse?
by undergroundbastard
Question by Jay D: How would i find the next total solar eclipse?
What location would i Have to go to in order to see the next solar eclipse?
Best answer:
Answer by Delta VThis website has all solar eclipses worldwide, showing dates, time, etc.,. =>http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html
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were can you see the solar and lunar eclipses in 2012?
by INABA Tomoaki
Question by : were can you see the solar and lunar eclipses in 2012?
i live in the US can you see it there
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Answer by Lucy-marieSolar Eclipse:
20 May 2012
00Gem20
Lunar Eclipse:
4 Jun 2012
14Sag13
Solar Eclipse:
13 Nov 2012
21Sco56
Lunar Eclipse:
28 Nov 2012
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