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  1. sirronstuff

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    Here’s a thread to drop interesting question for forum members to get some different perspectives. I’ll start…


    Supposedly the earth is spinning roughly 1,000 mph at the equator. The earth orbits the sun at about 67,000 mph. Our solar system orbits the Milky Way at roughly 515,000 mph, but some say it could be 3x as fast. The Milky Way is moving through space at about 1.2 mph.

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    So the question is: With all of this motion, how is the North Star in the same place unmoved every night throughout history? How have the same constellations appeared every night for thousands of years of recorded history by astronomers? Shouldn’t we have some new scenery by now? This doesn’t make sense to me.
     
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    I think a lot of things are confusing to people who don't study the field.
     
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    that's presumptive and dismissive, and it doesn't answer the question

    That's an attempt to demean someone with an overly scholastic approach while actually providing nothing of substance. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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    No, it's the truth. Look it up.
     
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    Thanks for your non contribution

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