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I would like to know the precessional values of the planets. I have an idear that Earth is around 25,800 years and Mars is 175,000 years.
Cheers Matt";
Matt,
Can you get your hands on a copy of the Astronomical Almanac? That should have the information you need. I don't have swift access to it right now, or I'd just look up the information. Call your local planetarium and ask them for that book, and it should be useful to you.
http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/physics/PrecessionoftheEquinoxes.html
Keep Looking Up,
--Ed
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Ed
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I am not a professional astronomer by any means, but astronomy has been an interest of mine since childhood, and I am well-informed on the subject. If unable to answer someone`s question personally, I will know how to quickly find the answer online, because I keep myself informed about developments in the field and I know where to look for information.
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I worked in an observatory for awhile at one point, doing various interesting things with a computer.
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