Has this been accurately explained? I know it's been posted before...

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The position of the apparent "axis of rotation" of the starfield at night at different spots on the earth.





http://www.wonderquest.com/Equator.htm

What is going on in FE that makes these images so different?

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Re: Has this been accurately explained? I know it's been posted before...
« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2009, 02:49:26 PM »
I've seen many different interpretations from celestial gears to dark energy. I hold that is a byproduct of the Jimmerson Spiral.
Think hard. Think Flat.

Re: Has this been accurately explained? I know it's been posted before...
« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2009, 04:13:08 PM »
Not convincingly. The leading explanation is "celestial gears" and "whirling cornucopia of stellar systems" that somehow defy perspective, and are held together by an unknown force.