seasons

to all the fe'ers, does the flat earth spin? after reading the part in the faq about seasons, i wondered if the sun orbited over a point that wasn't over the north pole. that's about the only way i can think of to make that work, the seasons i mean. please correct me if i'm wrong.

to all the fe'ers, does the flat earth spin? after reading the part in the faq about seasons, i wondered if the sun orbited over a point that wasn't over the north pole. that's about the only way i can think of to make that work, the seasons i mean. please correct me if i'm wrong.

I'm not sure about whether or not it spins. But the seasons on a FE are explained by the sun's orbit shifting slightly over the equator throughout the year.

Quote from: "semperround"

to all the fe'ers, does the flat earth spin? after reading the part in the faq about seasons, i wondered if the sun orbited over a point that wasn't over the north pole. that's about the only way i can think of to make that work, the seasons i mean. please correct me if i'm wrong.

I'm not sure about whether or not it spins. But the seasons on a FE are explained by the sun's orbit shifting slightly over the equator throughout the year.

Why/how does it shift?

Why/how does it shift?

How or why it shifts is not yet known. But I'm sure the explanation will be discovered eventually.

what about my proposed explination? :twisted:

what about my proposed explination? :twisted:

The sun already does orbit over a place other than the north pole in the FE model; it orbits over the equator.

The sun already does orbit over a place other than the north pole in the FE model; it orbits over the equator.

I'm guessing he probably meant "around a point over" rather than "over".  If he did, then I suspect this would easily be observed by looking at the angle of the sun above the horizon at noon at different points of the same latitude.

I'm guessing he probably meant "around a point over" rather than "over".  If he did, then I suspect this would easily be observed by looking at the angle of the sun above the horizon at noon at different points of the same latitude.

Ah ha, I think I see what he means now.  :oops:

Quote from: "phaseshifter"

Why/how does it shift?

How or why it shifts is not yet known. But I'm sure the explanation will be discovered eventually.

kinda like gravity  :wink:  

not really, we know gravity stems from the upward acceleration generated by the UA