Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site ucla-cs.ARPA Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!hao!hplabs!sdcrdcf!trwrba!cepu!ucla-cs!rick From: rick@ucla-cs.UUCP Newsgroups: net.astro Subject: Re: StarDate: October 13 A Meeting of Jupiter and Mars Message-ID: <1659@ucla-cs.ARPA> Date: Tue, 16-Oct-84 13:45:05 EDT Article-I.D.: ucla-cs.1659 Posted: Tue Oct 16 13:45:05 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 20-Oct-84 07:18:42 EDT References: <641@utastro.UUCP> Organization: UCLA CS Dept. Lines: 13 <=== yum yum ===> Speaking of planets lining up in our line-of-vision, just how often does this happen? For instance, when (if ever) was the last time all the planets lined up as seen from Earth (excluding Earth of course)? I remember hearing a few years ago about a theory that said the Christmas star was such an occurence. Rick Gillespie rick@ucla-cs ...!{cepu|ihnp4|sdcrdcf|ucbvax}!ucla-cs!rick "I came here for a good argument!" "No you came here for an argument"