Equinox

Here is something new -

If you could follow the orbital motion of the Earth,both the Earth and
the moon would show the same orientation to the central Sun -

http://www.awakening-healing.com/images/EarthMoon_mariner10_big.jpg

From an axial rotational orientation perspective you see this from
solstice to Equnox -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwTrYVBcx9s

In a few days,the true orbital orientation of the Earth with respect
to the Sun ,seen in the first photograph will align with the polar
axis and allied with axial rotation will generate a global symmetry
between daylight/darkness .Although you see the solar radiation/
orbital shadow boundary pivot off the Equator in the video and close
the difference with the polar axis as the Equinox approaches,what is
actually occuring is that a location slowly turns through 360 degrees
with respect to the Sun over the course of an annual orbit and twice a
year,that motion crosses the polar rotational axis.

Human beings can only process one motion and orientation at a time and
this is the main reason this orbital component was and remains
neglected but once it is seen and recognised,it is a lovely addition
to the motions of the Earth.Those who disagree on the basis of a
variable tilting Earth can post their own take on what occurs at the
Equinox in their own thread.

.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Earth rotation
    ... the false contention that constant axial rotation through 360 degrees ... You are bound to consider the motions of the Earth - axial and orbital ... distinct and seperate motion ... axial and equatorial orientation remains constant throughout an annual ...
    (sci.astro)
  • Re: Two dumb questions
    ... > change is due to the orbital orientation of the Earth changing through ... > If you believe the Earth has an axial tilt variation ... near Polaris while the axis of the orbital motion is ...
    (sci.astro)
  • Seasonal variations
    ... day and night due to the motions of the Earth. ... orientation occurs longitudinally rather than a variable hemispherical ... Again,after the cause of day and night by the Earth's axial motion ... orientation as causing cyclical seasonal variations but contemporaries ...
    (sci.geo.meteorology)
  • Re: The Ethos is Coming!
    ... and the counter motion supplied by the Earth's orbital motion and ... celebration.The axial rotational orientation of the Earth obscures ... once you extract axial rotation or seperate it from orbital motion.As ...
    (sci.astro.amateur)
  • Our orbital motion
    ... orientation and orbital motion can be seen in the following image - ... As the Earth orbits the Sun,the line representing the solar radiation/ ... Humans are limited to processing one motion and orientation at a time ... the Earth until observations of Uranus allowed that missing component ...
    (sci.astro.amateur)
Quantcast