At some point I dare say they will. In fact, take a look at http://www.etsu.edu/physics/etsuobs/starprty/22099 dgl/planalign.htm the figures are explained there. The chance of all planets, sun and the moon, aligning is once in 180000000000000 years - that's an awful long time.
good point. 20 rpm is still too damn quick for us humans to get out of the way. I hope they've made it bloody obvious where these damn things are - I don't want to wander into one whilst diving.
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At some point I dare say they will.9 dgl/planalign.htm
In fact, take a look at http://www.etsu.edu/physics/etsuobs/starprty/2209
the figures are explained there. The chance of all planets, sun and the moon, aligning is once in 180000000000000 years - that's an awful long time.
Jon
"What this is really about is science education,"
Now I know us Brits think Yanks are a bit strange, but why do you want to educate people that the planets all lie in a stright line.
good point. 20 rpm is still too damn quick for us humans to get out of the way.
I hope they've made it bloody obvious where these damn things are - I don't want to wander into one whilst diving.
If we all came from the inside of stars, where did the stars come from ?