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Originally Posted by davidm
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Originally Posted by thedoc
I have repeatedly stated that the sun is changing position in the sky of the Earth over time, Does anyone here disagree with this statement?
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Of course, but this motion is only apparent. It is entirely due to the rotation of the earth on its axis. Therefore the real and apparent location of the sun in the sky not only is not different, it cannot be different -- though we are seeing the sun as it was 8.5 minutes in the past.
The only way you can get a dislocation between real and apparent location in the sky, is in the case of the other celestial bodies, like Mars: Mars is in actual motion with respect to the earth; and it is this actual motion, coupled with the finite speed of light, that makes the apparent location of Mars in the sky, and its real location, different. See my Model 3 for reference. |
I understand what you are saying and I think we have been talking past each other, you have been referring to one thing and I have been saying something different.