Thread: OT: Lost in the Galaxy? No wonder.
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Old August 19th, 2005, 03:36 AM
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Default Re: OT: Lost in the Galaxy? No wonder.
I believe that all rotating objects and all orbital paths are elliptical. The earth, the sun, the earth's orbit around the sun, everything. It has something to do with off-center focal points and centers of mass, but I can't remember it just now... And plenty of wobbling.
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