2012, some confusion!

[litllady]

You stated that it take 13,000 years for Sirius to rise and 13,000 years for Sirius to set that = 26,000 years. This is also lines up with the Maya who say an Age is 26,000 years long. We are exciting the Age of Pisces and Entering the Age of Aqurius.

fairyfarmgirl

A galactic cycle is 26,000 years. That corresponds to the rising and setting of Sirius.

fairyfarmgirl

Could you explain a little more on what you mean by Sirius rising and setting that corresponds with a 26,000 year cycle. Are you braking down Sirius's yearly cycle and comparing that on a larger scale in that for half of the year we see Sirius rising and the other half of the year we see Sirius setting?

Maybe I am way confused...needing a little clarity. This topic interests me alot.

Thanks fairyfarmgirl!

Yes, when I stated that it took 13,000 years for Sirius to rise and another 13,000 years for it to set...I didnt understand really what that meant. For Sirius rises and sets also through a yearly cycle. So I was talking about something I had heard...but yet didnt understand.

I read some things today that talked about for 13,000 years Sirius is a winter star, high in the sky....and another 13,000 years its a Summer star, high in the sky. This may be what the Sirius cycle was referring to. If the Egyptians knew of this long cycle, then the defiantly knew of precession of the equinox.

Which would match also, with a great year cycle. I wonder if they knew then, that a great year, lasted 26,000 years. Im thinking they did....somehow.

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I thought it was 25,506. Am I wrong?

It is debated....anywhere from 24,000 years to 26,000 years.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Year

Here is a quote from that link...

"""The duration of the precession cycle, the time it takes for the equinox to precess 360 degrees relative to the fixed stars, is often given as 25,920 or 26,000 years. In reality the exact duration cannot be given, as the rate of precession is changing over time. This speed is currently 243.8 microradians (50.3 arcseconds) per year which would give 25,765 years for one cycle to complete."""

Since the rate of precession is changing over time...it is really hard to say for sure.