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by mikestar13
Sat May 13, 2023 7:31 am
Forum: TMSA by Mike Nelson
Topic: Prime Vertical Parans
Replies: 19
Views: 8180
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Re: Prime Vertical Parans

The following is the planet data from my chart as calculated by TMSA 1.0: ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pl Longitude Lat Speed RA Decl Azi Alt PVL Ang FG Mo 2Ar18'11" 2N 4 +12°30' 23°46' 12N 8 92°48' +26°11' 333°47' 4% b Su 17Pi31'46" 0N 0 +59'12" 10°44' 4...
by mikestar13
Fri May 12, 2023 9:37 am
Forum: Horoscopes of Interest
Topic: Donald Trump
Replies: 354
Views: 321593
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Re: Donald Trump

A rather strange decision. Trump was found to have committed sexual assault but not rape (which I assume requires penetration). What most likely happened was some non-consensual lady part grabbing. I think Trump's "she's not my type" assertion helped sink him. Truth is, I think anyone human, female,...
by mikestar13
Thu May 04, 2023 6:22 am
Forum: Transits
Topic: Recent & Future Transits
Replies: 8
Views: 2748
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Re: Recent & Future Transits

Great the way the weekend started. Sorry about the gross old men. I endeavor never to be one of them. Some other residents of my assisted living facility do not mind being gross, the majority but by no means all of them are men.
by mikestar13
Wed May 03, 2023 7:13 am
Forum: Horoscopes of Interest
Topic: Tucker Carlson
Replies: 14
Views: 2058
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Re: Tucker Carlson

I found Idiocracy free on the internet Archive and rewatched it myself. Laughed my a** off and then cried over the fact were going to get there a lot sooner than 2500, we are a fair way along by now. If the trend continues, it will be full wrought by 2100 and maybe a good deal sooner. Idiocracy did ...
by mikestar13
Tue May 02, 2023 12:41 pm
Forum: Horoscopes of Interest
Topic: Tucker Carlson
Replies: 14
Views: 2058
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Re: Tucker Carlson

For convenience, here's a link to the Wikipedia article for Idiocracy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiocracy
by mikestar13
Mon May 01, 2023 10:28 am
Forum: The Planets
Topic: Does Size Matter?
Replies: 9
Views: 4839
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Re: Does Size Matter?

The class 2 pairs are suggestive. One point I would raise WRT class 1: Mercury-Pluto-Eris seem to form a triad, and I'm not sure how Mercury fits, while Pluto-Eris seems to be a natural pair. Singling out from the collective vs. the collective itself (focusing on a single dimension). Perhaps what Me...
by mikestar13
Mon May 01, 2023 9:44 am
Forum: Horoscopes of Interest
Topic: Tucker Carlson
Replies: 14
Views: 2058
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Re: Tucker Carlson

Steve, I think the root of the problem is that the lowest common denominator in America has gotten way lower. Much of education has degenerated into inculcating ideology (left or right according to who's in charge of a particular school) and falling down on teaching facts and the importance of fact....
by mikestar13
Sat Apr 29, 2023 8:54 am
Forum: Horoscopes of Interest
Topic: Tucker Carlson
Replies: 14
Views: 2058
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Re: Tucker Carlson

I hadn't known that about Springer as I didn't watch his show in the early days, and only sporadically in the latter days (usually when someone else in the room wished to). Springer's show is a great analogy for the news. The lowest common denominator among humans is, bluntly, stupid people. Fox pla...
by mikestar13
Thu Apr 27, 2023 3:30 am
Forum: Horoscopes of Interest
Topic: Tucker Carlson
Replies: 14
Views: 2058
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Re: Tucker Carlson

I suspect the fallout from the Dominion settlement isn't over. Even a giant corporation feels 3/4 of a billion dollars quite strongly. Mainstream media reports the firing was ordered by Rupert Murdoch himself. Carlson was a proponent of the vote-rigging conspiracy theory, though it doubtful that he ...
by mikestar13
Thu Apr 20, 2023 8:50 pm
Forum: Sidereal Solar Returns
Topic: Veronica 2023 SSR
Replies: 61
Views: 16516
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Re: Veronica 2023 SSR

Is he aware of the science and are Tibetans in general aware? The Dalai Lama is not a scientist. Neither am I, and I didn't know this until I verified it with reputable internet sites just now. I've never kissed a child on the mouth (excluding one time when I was myself a comparable-aged child--we b...
by mikestar13
Wed Apr 12, 2023 8:14 am
Forum: Sidereal Solar & Lunar Ingresses & Quotidians
Topic: 2023 Arisolar
Replies: 29
Views: 6932
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Re: 2023 Arisolar

A job where the only duty is to keep one's heart beating? I can do that. Not quite true, you'd need to bang the gavel when the Senators are arguing to obstreperously, and even have to vote when they are 50-50. And God help you should you outlive President Veronica--not least because toxic Christian...
by mikestar13
Wed Apr 12, 2023 8:03 am
Forum: The Constellations - Discussion
Topic: Regrettably... not the Solar Apex
Replies: 49
Views: 27305
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Re: Regrettably... not the Solar Apex

I notice Antares at 15 Sc 1 would be the closest fit to the SVP were we to use it as a fiducial today, given the prerequisite that a fiducial must be 0 or 15 degrees of some constellation. I can see why the Aldebaran-Antares axis was used anciently. Withing the limits of unassisted naked eye observa...
by mikestar13
Tue Apr 11, 2023 9:26 am
Forum: The Constellations - Discussion
Topic: Regrettably... not the Solar Apex
Replies: 49
Views: 27305
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Re: Regrettably... not the Solar Apex

Plus the problem that whatever its position that position is not 0 Cp. BTW what is the sidereal longitude of the apex according to best estimates? It's hard to credit a fiducial that isn't 0 or 15 of some constellation. Indeed, that last is important in the history of the Fagan-Bradley Sidereal Zodi...
by mikestar13
Tue Apr 11, 2023 9:03 am
Forum: Sidereal Solar & Lunar Ingresses & Quotidians
Topic: 2023 Arisolar
Replies: 29
Views: 6932
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Re: 2023 Arisolar

All I know is the system we have now needs to change, and the Arisolar may represent a new phase in those changes. The process will not be easy or pleasant. In the name of the Love at the Heart of the Universe, can't either party produce a candidate I can vote for rather than voting against their ev...
by mikestar13
Tue Apr 11, 2023 8:46 am
Forum: The Constellations - Discussion
Topic: Regrettably... not the Solar Apex
Replies: 49
Views: 27305
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Re: Regrettably... not the Solar Apex

It seems the solar apex has a fatal flaw as a fiducial of any kind: its precise position varies quite a bit according to how it's defined. This is not true of other candidate fiducials: we can give very specific locations for Spica, Aldebaran, and even the vernal equinox beloved by Tropicalists. But...
by mikestar13
Tue Apr 11, 2023 8:29 am
Forum: Archived Threads
Topic: Location Database problems?
Replies: 8
Views: 3366
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Re: Location Database problems?

Strange. Nominatim may not be having an issue with TMSA per se but may be having traffic issues with their servers (they're quite widely used by both individuals and programs (most of which are non-astrological). BTW, TMSA queries Nominatim with one of 10,000 random ID, this avoids multiple requests...
by mikestar13
Mon Apr 10, 2023 9:15 am
Forum: Horoscopes of Interest
Topic: SSR failed, everything else worked
Replies: 37
Views: 7663
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Re: SSR failed, everything else worked

Has the SSR for the previous year been analyzed? It may be that the evil decisions that led to Diana's death were made prior to the time, towards the end of the previous year? I seriously doubt the murder was truly random--few are.
by mikestar13
Mon Apr 10, 2023 6:49 am
Forum: Sidereal Solar & Lunar Ingresses & Quotidians
Topic: 2023 Arisolar
Replies: 29
Views: 6932
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Re: 2023 Arisolar

I have followed the politics and it confirms what astrology is saying. Both right and left are becoming increasingly authoritarian and suppressive of the ideas of the other side. The time is past where one can be a Democrat without being called a communist, both by Republicans and by extreme left De...
by mikestar13
Mon Apr 10, 2023 5:51 am
Forum: Horoscopes of Interest
Topic: Jesus (early Cyril Fagan writings)
Replies: 25
Views: 11995
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Re: Jesus (early Cyril Fagan writings)

I can relate to that reaction, Veronica, though it didn't hit me quite that way. And doubtless Mary would have saved Jesus from the cross were it in her power. I rather doubt the Roman soldiers or the largely hostile crowd would permit it, and the Romans had some very pointed arguments (their swords...
by mikestar13
Sun Apr 09, 2023 9:30 pm
Forum: Archived Threads
Topic: Location Database problems?
Replies: 8
Views: 3366
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Re: Location Database problems?

Per program.
by mikestar13
Sun Apr 09, 2023 10:01 am
Forum: Archived Threads
Topic: Location Database problems?
Replies: 8
Views: 3366
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Re: Location Database problems?

For manual lookup, Astrodienst has an excellent database but the will not allow programatic lookup. TimezoneDB allows lookup by place name for $5/month or $50 per year.
by mikestar13
Sun Apr 09, 2023 9:54 am
Forum: Archived Threads
Topic: Location Database problems?
Replies: 8
Views: 3366
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Re: Location Database problems?

That may be the best alternative of all if we could afford to license it.
by mikestar13
Sat Apr 08, 2023 6:39 pm
Forum: Archived Threads
Topic: Location Database problems?
Replies: 8
Views: 3366
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Re: Location Database problems?

The problem is on Nominatim's end, I have been experiencing the same issue with 1.0. They have tightened their terms of service, a license may be required. Doubtless Solar Fire has the necessary licenses--they can afford it. I will be searching for alternatives, and getting quotes if no free ones ar...
by mikestar13
Tue Apr 04, 2023 8:13 pm
Forum: TMSA by Mike Nelson
Topic: TMSA 1.0 progress
Replies: 25
Views: 5458
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Re: TMSA 1.0 progress

I may do a version 0.5 at that. Regrettably pyinstaller only works the first time on a clean install of Python, it breaks on subsequent builds. So I will need to distribute executables via cx_freeze, which additionally installs Python library files and python.exe, but these will be out of the users'...
by mikestar13
Tue Apr 04, 2023 12:40 pm
Forum: TMSA by Mike Nelson
Topic: TMSA 1.0 progress
Replies: 25
Views: 5458
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Re: TMSA 1.0 progress

Working today. I have upgraded to 32-bit Python 3.11 and this necessitated some very minor code changes, but pyinstaller is working again (unfortunately timezonefinder still isn't), so I can once again build single file .exe's with no need to install any python libraries, as was the case with versio...
by mikestar13
Sat Apr 01, 2023 6:02 am
Forum: TMSA by Mike Nelson
Topic: Angularity
Replies: 9
Views: 4332
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Re: Angularity

The portion of the piecewise main angularity curve for bodies near the main angle is cos(6*x) where x = distance from nearest angle while for minor angles it is cos(20*x) TMSA 1.0 is shifting to a very similar but slightly different more complex formula that yields very similar but "more satisfying"...
by mikestar13
Thu Mar 30, 2023 11:50 am
Forum: Misc. on Solunar Returns
Topic: My 2023 SSR
Replies: 7
Views: 2517
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Re: My 2023 SSR

My mop up period prior to this SSR has been rather impressive. Monday night I had an incident. For the second time in a row my gurney transport company was grossly late taking me to dialysis and picking me up from dialysis, in all four cases due to being double-booked. In the last instance, the crew...
by mikestar13
Thu Mar 30, 2023 11:13 am
Forum: Misc. on Solunar Returns
Topic: My 2023 SSR
Replies: 7
Views: 2517
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Re: My 2023 SSR

Jim Eshelman wrote:
Thu Mar 30, 2023 9:59 am
...On a minor point (LOL), Jupiter angular is the foremost indicator of weddings - especially the kind you want!...
Your mouth to God's ears, Jim.
by mikestar13
Thu Mar 30, 2023 9:09 am
Forum: Misc. on Solunar Returns
Topic: My 2023 SSR
Replies: 7
Views: 2517
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My 2023 SSR

------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pl Longitude Lat Speed RA Decl Azi Alt PVL Ang G Transiting Planets Mo 6Le45' 4" 4N38 +12° 3' 155°32' 15N 9 312°10' -25°25' 147°20' 0% b Su 17Pi31'46" 0N 0 +59'11" 11°35' 4N58 91°29' +11° 5' 348°55' 70% Me 3Ar 6'13" 1N16 + 1°4...
by mikestar13
Sat Mar 11, 2023 4:11 am
Forum: TMSA by Mike Nelson
Topic: TMSA 1.0 progress
Replies: 25
Views: 5458
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Re: TMSA 1.0 progress

Will do, I'll find more info when it gets closer to release, during development and testing, my free account key is more than enough. The procedure seems simple enough: you would purchase a $5 monthly subscription and receive a key, which you will send me via PM, so I can embed it the TMSA code, in ...
by mikestar13
Wed Mar 08, 2023 2:25 pm
Forum: TMSA by Mike Nelson
Topic: TMSA 1.0 progress
Replies: 25
Views: 5458
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Re: Time Zones

The online time zone DB I'm working with looks like it will do the job. While I'm developing my free account will give me enough queries and then some, but when it's time to release, solunars.com will need to pay the $5/month for premium access which says no limit on queries. This page gives details...
by mikestar13
Tue Mar 07, 2023 1:28 am
Forum: TMSA by Mike Nelson
Topic: TMSA 1.0 progress
Replies: 25
Views: 5458
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Re: Early TMSA Versions

mikestar13 wrote:
Sun Feb 19, 2023 9:34 am
I'm doing maintenance on my offline storage today. I've removed the downloads for TMSA versions prior to the current one (0.4.2) and I hereby withdraw the from circulation.
Typo in he above, current stable version is 0.4.9.2
by mikestar13
Tue Mar 07, 2023 1:26 am
Forum: TMSA by Mike Nelson
Topic: TMSA 1.0 progress
Replies: 25
Views: 5458
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Time Zones

Found an online DB that only wants $5/month for premium service. I will be setting up a free account to test it. Given coordinates, date and time, it returns timezone info in .json format, which Python has no trouble parsing.
by mikestar13
Fri Feb 24, 2023 12:34 pm
Forum: Horoscopes of Interest
Topic: 2024 Presidential Candidates
Replies: 28
Views: 11998
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Re: 2024 Presidential Candidates

Offhand, I'd rank the pattern suggestive but not determinative, probably enhancing the chances of politically feasible matches but not conclusively ruling out anyone. Frankly, the way Biden and possible alternative Democratic candidates are looking in the opinion polls, I think the Republicans will ...
by mikestar13
Fri Feb 24, 2023 10:07 am
Forum: Horoscopes of Interest
Topic: 2024 Presidential Candidates
Replies: 28
Views: 11998
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Re: 2024 Presidential Candidates

Out of curiosity, who were the exceptions? (Other than of course Washington, who had no predecessors.)
by mikestar13
Tue Feb 21, 2023 8:06 pm
Forum: TMSA by Mike Nelson
Topic: TMSA Wish List
Replies: 44
Views: 23906
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Re: TMSA Wish List

TMSA already can calculate mundane midpoints of two planets close to the same angle, though I've only used it for ingresses.
by mikestar13
Mon Feb 20, 2023 12:48 am
Forum: Synastry Teachings & Resources
Topic: Staying power?
Replies: 5
Views: 6495
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Re: Staying power?

Is it generally bad if the woman's sun is "illuminating" the man's moon? (In a heterosexual relationship). Any general take aways about this pairing? Some older books may treat this as somewhat problematic (as compared to the man's Sun on the woman's Moon), but this relies heavily on traditional ge...
by mikestar13
Sun Feb 19, 2023 9:34 am
Forum: TMSA by Mike Nelson
Topic: TMSA 1.0 progress
Replies: 25
Views: 5458
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Early TMSA Versions

I'm doing maintenance on my offline storage today. I've removed the downloads for TMSA versions prior to the current one (0.4.2) and I hereby withdraw the from circulation.
by mikestar13
Sat Feb 18, 2023 5:20 pm
Forum: Horoscopes of Interest
Topic: Jimmy Carter
Replies: 3
Views: 2034
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Re: Jimmy Carter

Jimmy Carter entered hospice care 2/13 of this year. He will likely not survive until his next SSR. At 98 he is the oldest ex-president of the US.
by mikestar13
Sat Feb 18, 2023 4:15 pm
Forum: TMSA by Mike Nelson
Topic: TMSA 1.0 progress
Replies: 25
Views: 5458
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Re: TMSA 1.0 problems

The problems with timezonefinder continue. On Windows 11, loading it causes the Python interpreter to crash with a null pointer exception. Previously versions of TMSA built on Windows 10 will still run on Windows 11, but I can't built or test a new one unless I disable the timezone lookup feature (l...
by mikestar13
Tue Feb 14, 2023 8:02 pm
Forum: TMSA by Mike Nelson
Topic: Aspect Orbs and Classes
Replies: 43
Views: 9473
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Re: Aspect Orbs and Classes

The difference in the foreground (the most important area) is attributable largely but not entirely due to the edge of foreground scaling to ~80% rather than my 75%.
by mikestar13
Tue Feb 14, 2023 6:47 pm
Forum: TMSA by Mike Nelson
Topic: Aspect Orbs and Classes
Replies: 43
Views: 9473
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Re: Aspect Orbs and Classes

Going to stop programming for the night and rest awhile.
by mikestar13
Tue Feb 14, 2023 6:33 pm
Forum: TMSA by Mike Nelson
Topic: Aspect Orbs and Classes
Replies: 43
Views: 9473
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Re: Aspect Orbs and Classes

Now the same values for piecewise Lagrange interpolation, much more symmetrical and more natural than my previous piecewise linear interpolation, though the numbers aren't grossly different from piecewise linear which I had been using: 0.0 100% 1.0 98% 2.0 95% 3.0 92% 4.0 90% 5.0 88% 6.0 85% 7.0 82%...
by mikestar13
Tue Feb 14, 2023 5:40 pm
Forum: TMSA by Mike Nelson
Topic: Aspect Orbs and Classes
Replies: 43
Views: 9473
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Re: Aspect Orbs and Classes

Not so hard. Here are the angularity values for each 1 degree increment in the quadrant, Lagrange interpolated. The key points are right, but the foregrounds are grossly asymmetrical. Trying different interpolation methods. 0.0 100% 1.0 84% 2.0 73% 3.0 67% 4.0 64% 5.0 63% 6.0 64% 7.0 66% 8.0 69% 9.0...
by mikestar13
Tue Feb 14, 2023 5:14 pm
Forum: TMSA by Mike Nelson
Topic: Aspect Orbs and Classes
Replies: 43
Views: 9473
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Re: Aspect Orbs and Classes

Oop, scipy had a build error. I'll have to do it the hard way with numpy (which doesn't require building).
by mikestar13
Tue Feb 14, 2023 4:19 pm
Forum: TMSA by Mike Nelson
Topic: Aspect Orbs and Classes
Replies: 43
Views: 9473
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Re: Aspect Orbs and Classes

The Python package scipy has everything I need. Downloading now, it will take 2 or 3 hours to learn to use it.
by mikestar13
Tue Feb 14, 2023 2:59 pm
Forum: TMSA by Mike Nelson
Topic: Aspect Orbs and Classes
Replies: 43
Views: 9473
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Re: Aspect Orbs and Classes

0 -> 1 10 -> .75 30 -> .5 40 -> .25 60 -> 0 70 -> .25 75 -> .5 80 -> .75 90 -> 1 Gives all the key points (where -> is "maps to"). A non linear 9 point curve fitting of those values gives a smooth single curve. Bessel won't help me here, it requires uniform intervals on the left side. Lagrange or Ne...
by mikestar13
Tue Feb 14, 2023 2:22 pm
Forum: TMSA by Mike Nelson
Topic: Aspect Orbs and Classes
Replies: 43
Views: 9473
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Re: Aspect Orbs and Classes

Yeah I checked that in the new quanitication of angularity thread, and I see we want center of middleground at the succedent cusp. Implying the succedent cusp portion of the middleground is a bit foreshortened.
by mikestar13
Tue Feb 14, 2023 2:10 pm
Forum: TMSA by Mike Nelson
Topic: Aspect Orbs and Classes
Replies: 43
Views: 9473
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Re: Aspect Orbs and Classes

Background finished. When the middle ground between angle and cadent cusp is easy, the middleground at the succedent cusp is trickier, is the center at the of the middleground at the cusp? I have already allowed for the background extending further into the succedent house than into the cadent house...
by mikestar13
Tue Feb 14, 2023 12:53 pm
Forum: TMSA by Mike Nelson
Topic: Aspect Orbs and Classes
Replies: 43
Views: 9473
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Re: Aspect Orbs and Classes

I have changed the foreground portion of the main angularity curve to your more accurate aspect formula and restored minor angularity curve to the aspect formula with a three degree max orb. Still at work adapting the MG and BG portions of the MAC. So in principle, everything is computed by the aspe...