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Here is the abstract and link for a work-in-progress article I am writing.  Please click on the heading for the full article (2.5 megabyte file size), which has some very cool graphics. 

The Gas Giant Planets, the Great Year and the Holy City

Abstract: The gas giant planets Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune form a conjunction cycle of 179 years, a period that is 1/144^th of earth’s long term temporal cycle known as the Great Year (25765 years). This astronomical structure of time also has a cultural resonance with the Bible’s implicit use of the planetary structure of the Great Year as the framework for the Holy City.  This paper provides new physical findings about the Great Year which show how this long time horizon provides a temporal framework for Christian cosmology.

This page initially provides images that I have created or collected which relate to my astronomical interests.  The aim is primarily empirical.  Click on links below for a slide show of astronomical and related diagrams

http://yfrog.com/0x180pxkeplersolarsystem2p

 http://img36.imageshack.us/slideshow/player.php?id=img36/3773/12559957485ke.smil