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On Dan's bad astronomy post. January 22, 2020 12:57 pm RobVG

I haven’t been able to write replies with my Kindle because the text box expands and covers the post button. That’s why I had to start a new thread.

Dan’s post made me challenge assumptions, namely the plane of our solar system is in line with that of our galaxy. I thought it would be a little less than a random arrangement. Turns out I’m wrong.

I read several different webpages and learned things like Venus rotates the “wrong” way, evidently knocked on its ass by a collision with something a long time ago.

The following article was like a big juicy steak being dropped on my plate.

Enjoy

https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2018/08/30/our-motion-through-space-isnt-a-vortex-but-something-far-more-interesting/#733ee17e7ec2

  • A gunslinger with three belts. by hank 2020-01-22 14:56:54
    • We seem to be aligned fine, considering how long the planet has existed . . . by DanS 2020-01-23 08:33:14
      • It doesn't quite work that way. by hank 2020-01-23 09:37:44
        • Some of that I had not considered . . . by DanS 2020-01-23 09:50:08
          • Coordinates by hank 2020-01-24 06:33:05

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