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The Planets Dance Across September's Night Sky

Posted by Warren Wong on Tuesday, November 23, 2010, In : September 2010 night sky 

September is one of the year's most entertaining and awe-inspiring months to lay on your back on a dark hill and view the delights of the celestial dance in the sky above you as your ancestors once did on a nightly basis. Four of Sol's dance partners will be in the spotlight in September, 2010, taking part in a nightly dance that includes their less observable brothers and sisters, while Mercury will once again dance privately in the eastern sky each morning during September.

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The Moving Universe

Posted by Warren Wong on Wednesday, November 10, 2010, In : the moving universe 
The Earth is moving relative to everything else in the universe

Everything on your journey to the beginning of the universe is moving relative to everything else in the universe

The Earth rotates on its axis
Staring upward at the night sky above you at first get the notion you're stationary in the universe, but nothing could be further from the truth. The Earth beneath you is spinning on its axis at 1000 km/hr, orbiting Sol at 100,000 km/hr, the Milky Way Galaxy at 800,000 km/h...


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The Spinning Earth

Posted by Warren Wong on Wednesday, November 10, 2010, In : the Earth 
The earth rotates on its axis in about 24 hours, give or take a few minutes

The Earth rotates on its axis each day

The Earth goes through a number of different positions which astronomers have measured
 
 
The Earth is constantly in motion relative to everything around it and rotates on its axis once every day and orbits Sol once per year. The Earth's axis is defined as an imaginary line connecting the North and South poles and passing through the center of the planet. The Ea...


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The Earth's Movements: Spaceshipearth1's Orbit

Posted by Warren Wong on Tuesday, November 9, 2010, In : earth's movements 

 

The combination of the Earth's movements help to create the seasons and environment of Spaceshipearth1. Photos courtesy of Google.

The Earth's orbit around Sol and other things 

A little seasoning anyone!

The Earth beneath you and the night sky above you are both moving relative to each other and you, and the universe around you. The Earth not only spins counterclockwise on its axis, but also orbits Sol about once every 365 spins on its axis, give or take a few minutes...


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