Ok, I was up late the other night watching the often replayed "Nostradamus:2012" 2 hour special they have on the history channel. If you haven't seen it, its a bunch of jabber about the Mayan calender and Nostradamus and supposedly in December of 2012 there is supposedly drastic change for the earth. Whatever, I'm don't really believe anything bad will happen, but I find the stuff entertaining anyways.
Something they mentioned was that one day(I believe it is Dec 21,2012) the sun will supposedly line up so that it "eclipses" the center of the Milky Way galaxy. These people on the show seemed pretty convinced that this was a very drastic event. I guess something that happens only once every 26,000 years. So ok, if this is true, what difference does it make from a visual perspective here on earth, if that happens. Its not as if we will see it right? I mean, have you ever looked outside on a clear sunny day, and seen any portion of the Milky Way galaxy, much less the luminous center? And at night, we are turned away from the sun, so it wouldn't make a difference if the sun was eclipsing it or not. So whats the big deal about this supposed galactic alignment? Or are they just convincing themselves that is something important?