i remember when i took an astromy class but the teacher was so bad 95% of us dropped it etc.
anyway, i love the subject and i remeber we tracked the location of the moon and it didn't actually revolve around earth
it went in an s pattern adjacent to us
so we are in an eclipse shape and it is behind us or in front of us (or beside us) relative to the sun
Is that true??
2007-08-27 16:26:14 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Yes, your description is correct.
Most people are under the false belief that the Moon makes circles around the Earth. The Moon does not orbit the Earth. Earth and Moon orbit around a barycenter. As both orbs travel around the Sun, the Moon makes a snakelike path in and out of Earth's orbital path. It only appears from Earth that the Moon is circling around us. It is correct to state that the Moon, like Earth, revolves around the Sun.
2007-08-27 16:35:07 · answer #1 · answered by Troasa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think i know what you are thinking of and i could be wrong on this but i believe the s shape is dealing with it in the sky but i might have that confused. But yes the moon orbits the earth. Pluto is elliptical and i think they decided not a planet anymore but yeah.
2007-08-27 16:45:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The moon *does* revolve (..orbit..) around the Earth. Its velocity is about 2,286 mph. However, that doesn't officially qualify the moon as a planet.
2007-08-27 16:35:07 · answer #3 · answered by Chug-a-Lug 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, your astronomy teach is so wrong.
The moon orbits the earth in a near perfect circle. The eccentricity of the orbit is 0.05. An eccentricity of zero is a perfect cicle.
2007-08-27 16:39:09 · answer #4 · answered by Lumberjack 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes u are right
2007-08-27 16:36:25 · answer #5 · answered by pokemon maniac 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋