aommaster Posted April 8, 2004 Posted April 8, 2004 Hmmm... i remembered it about 2 days ago, but now, i have forgotten it. There is an astronomical effect called mercury .......... . It affects mobile phones. It happens about 3 times a year. Can u please tell me what it is called, and some more info about it?
swansont Posted April 8, 2004 Posted April 8, 2004 Hmmm... i remembered it about 2 days ago, but now, i have forgotten it. There is an astronomical effect called mercury .......... . It affects mobile phones. It happens about 3 times a year. Can u please tell me what it is called, and some more info about it? It's an astrological "effect," not an astronomical one, associated with Mercury going retrograde. That is, Mercury's path appears to change direction, because of its different orbital speed with respect to ours. Apparently astrologers associate Mercury with communication. There's nothing real to this.
Crash Posted April 9, 2004 Posted April 9, 2004 http://www.lunaresearch.com/retrograde.htm I never even heard of this......quite interesting
aommaster Posted April 9, 2004 Author Posted April 9, 2004 can this actually be true? Yeah, and it is mercury retrograde. A forgot it!
swansont Posted April 9, 2004 Posted April 9, 2004 http://www.lunaresearch.com/retrograde.htm I never even heard of this......quite interesting Interesting in what way?
Crash Posted April 9, 2004 Posted April 9, 2004 All the different approaches people have taken to it, plus its new to me
aommaster Posted April 10, 2004 Author Posted April 10, 2004 hmmm... what i yet don't understand, what really happens to mercury during retrograde? It changes it spin in what way?
Sayonara Posted April 10, 2004 Posted April 10, 2004 I don't think Mercury actually changes its direction; I think we just overtake it. Or it overtakes us, whichever.
aommaster Posted April 10, 2004 Author Posted April 10, 2004 isn't it possible to actually simulate what happens?
aommaster Posted April 10, 2004 Author Posted April 10, 2004 like calculate the speed of rotation of mercury and try and relate that to what actually happens
alt_f13 Posted April 10, 2004 Posted April 10, 2004 But if you simulated it properly it would be the same, and comparison would be rendered useless. I don't think I get what you wish to achieve.
aommaster Posted April 10, 2004 Author Posted April 10, 2004 well, no, actually, you understood me correctly, and answered my question. Thanx!
alt_f13 Posted April 10, 2004 Posted April 10, 2004 Mercury's orbital period is 1/4 that of ours, so it makes a complete orbit around the sun almost 4 times per year. The result is that Earth appears to be changing orbital direction, when compared with Mercury, when it is overtaken. There is not much to it. [edit] Glad I could be of service. *scratches head*
aommaster Posted April 10, 2004 Author Posted April 10, 2004 ok. Thanx alot! That was really helpful!
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