• Mercury in motion behind the central Sun

    From Gerald Kelleher@21:1/5 to All on Mon Mar 13 02:13:19 2023
    https://sol24.net/data/html/SOHO/C3/96H/VIDEO/

    The change in the annual position of the stars from left to right and parallel to the orbital plane is a unique observation, as the daily change in the position of the stars normally swamps the more important annual change.

    The differences when Mercury passes behind the Sun and when it passes between the slower-moving Earth and our parent star have been noted but have yet to be accepted, and that can be dismaying. The difference between the planets depending on whether they
    move faster or slower than the motion of the Earth is also a major innovation as different frameworks are used-

    https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap011220.html

    If contributors to this newsgroup wish to remain with flat Earth or sidereal time notions, then fair enough, as one is no better or worse than the other.

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