Re: Help with a Moon question

From: Benign Vanilla (BVanillaREMOVE_at_tibetanbeefgarden.com)
Date: 12/16/04


Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 09:25:08 -0500


"John Popelish" <jpopelish@rica.net> wrote in message
news:41BF8925.D26CE1A0@rica.net...
<snip>
> > If I am understanding the explanation properly, I think I have created a
> > graphic representation at
> > http://www.darofamily.com/jeff/@content/astro/orionprocession.jpg or for
bad
> > wrapping newsreaders
> > http://ihmp.net/@/vj.
> >
> > I used Starry Night to show Orion as it proceeds across the sky. His
belt
> > draws a nice line, so I extended it out a bit. If objects did NOT rotate
> > just a bit, the lines should be parrallel. Clearly objects do, and as
such,
> > the lins do not. :)
> >
> > Is this a proper example?
>
> Does that program charge the direction the sky is viewed from as time
> passes?
>

I am not sure I understand your question. You can align the direction you
want to view, and start the clock. The sky will then move in real time. The
intervals shown in the graphic I made are hourly.

BV.



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