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re: Fall is upon us - how much further away from the Sun are we now?
Posted on 9/23/14 at 11:29 am to NC_Tigah
Posted on 9/23/14 at 11:29 am to NC_Tigah
So our orbit is both a football and a basketball at the same time? How can that be?
Maybe in the first pic the orbital plane is altered just perfectly enough that, in a 2D representation, it appears circular.
Maybe in the first pic the orbital plane is altered just perfectly enough that, in a 2D representation, it appears circular.
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Posted on 9/23/14 at 11:40 am to Meauxjeaux
Wait a minute.. what the heck is this?!?!
Posted on 9/23/14 at 11:50 am to Meauxjeaux
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So our orbit is both a football and a basketball at the same time? How can that be?
Wtf? You realize the second picture is a 3/4 overhead view, don't you?
Posted on 9/23/14 at 11:53 am to Meauxjeaux
quote:I think the two are trying to schematically represent different things.
So our orbit is both a football
Earth's orbit is slightly oval. Something like a 4M mile diff aphelion-perihelion. But I don't think either was necessarily trying to represent that. The second was intended to represent a slightly tangential POV.
Same orbit. Different perspective.
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