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Old August 13th 15, 07:16 AM posted to sci.astro.amateur
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Default Planetary climate descriptions

There are literally dozens of things to comment on once imaging is front and center so there is really no time to waste on voodoo merchants or the dour who seem to hate everything .

http://www.webcams.travel/webcam/ful...h-Pole-Station

All time zones converge at the Southern polar station so effectively the orbital day/night cycle and a year long clock takes over. If the June Solstice determines it is 12 Midnight in orbital time and at the September Equinox it is 6 AM within the orbital day, then it is currently after 3 AM orbital time at the South pole and 3 PM orbital time at the North pole. In a purely technical sense the orbital day extends to all lower latitudes but just as the 24 hour day and daily rotational designations of timezones are meaningless at the poles, the orbital day ceases to have any meaning at the Equator.

It is a great deal of fun for those who can reason and it is entirely new. This forum remains the best chance to circulate these ideas which return things such as climate back into research mode instead of trying to squeeze it into a minor atmospheric gas and middle class lifestyles.