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From: G Becker
Date: 2013 Aug 30, 11:37 -0700
Any help or comments would be appreciated.
On 19 December 1835, at wgs84 33.56348608, -81.72330038, did a syzygy occur? Could Earth, Mars, Sun, and maybe New Moon Perigee be considered in syzygy? Maybe around noon~ish.
My three reference points are:
1. A Town founding on that day/location,
2. This Almanac http://books.google.com/books?id=SrgTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA4&lpg=PA4&dq=winter+solstice+1835&source=bl&ots=WWdSoRLGw3&sig=SiIU_YLFcsuG3HwoGYzK0zLgpwg&hl=en&sa=X&ei=xqEgUqnoNIqW2gXw5IDIAw&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=december%2019th&f=false,
3. Rough check in Stellarium
The main axis of the Town is along a strange azimuth. Around noon, the moon is near* the azimuth angle. *near = "hitting the side of a barn"
Thank you
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