Five planets align in dawn sky
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tapkaJohnD said:
The new BBC series "The Story of China" started this last week and said that the Shang dynasty fell in 1572 (or thereabouts) when there was a Great Conjunction, as it was seen as a great astrological portent which happens every 500 years. But the BBC site, and others, treat it as common - you can see it again next August!
Doesn't matter - in the UK the clouds never lift long enough to see a meteor shower, let alone a "Great Conjunction"!
John
I watched that. That was the closest one they've had, it said. Every 516 years or something? Doesn't matter - in the UK the clouds never lift long enough to see a meteor shower, let alone a "Great Conjunction"!
John
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