Prediction 2012 – Milky Way Center

Here’s a link to a fantastic photograph of the Milky Way.

Sagittarius and the center of the Milky Way is about one third of the way up from the bottom of the photo.

Some people believe that the December 21, 2012 prediction has to do with the earth’s alignment with the center of the Milky Way.

This is a gorgeous photo. The Milky Way is very difficult to see except on dark moonless nights and only after your eyes have become accustomed to the darkness.

It is even more difficult to photograph because you need a very long exposure since the Milky Way is so faint. Because the earth keeps rotating during the exposure, the camera has to be on a sky tracking device that turns at a rate in sync with the apparent movement with the sky (it’s the earth that’s really moving). Here’s the photo: