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7/22/2025, 6:06:23 PM
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That image is bait. The reason it's wrong is because it's conflating the reference frames of the sun and of the earth. From the reference frame of the earth, the component of the moon's velocity parallel to the radius is 0, while from the reference frame of the sun, the moon will be orbiting it with the same velocity as the earth. That's because from the reference frame of the sun, the movement of the moon isn't (approximately) circular but (approximately) helical.
That image is bait. The reason it's wrong is because it's conflating the reference frames of the sun and of the earth. From the reference frame of the earth, the component of the moon's velocity parallel to the radius is 0, while from the reference frame of the sun, the moon will be orbiting it with the same velocity as the earth. That's because from the reference frame of the sun, the movement of the moon isn't (approximately) circular but (approximately) helical.
7/22/2025, 6:02:25 PM
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