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Old December 9th 18, 01:16 PM posted to sci.astro.amateur
Gerald Kelleher
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Default Lat/Long system for Mars continued

The childish or those who have lost the boundaries between fiction and reasoning can't be accused of lacking integrity but unfortunately they are inclined to write over important matters that otherwise would be spotted for their relevance. That being said it is an unmoderated newsgroup which allows for originality lacking in the safe havens of celestial sphere moderated forums.

In a system of 1463 rotations for 4 orbital circuits or 365 3/4 for one circuit, the orbital marker of Sirius would show up as a first annual appearance after 366 days for 3 years but would show up a day earlier on the fourth cycle. This is an adaptation of the actual system where Sirius shows up after 3 years of 365 days but delays a first annual appearance by a day after the fourth cycle of 365 days.

For the sake of those astronomers in antiquity who had the exquisite sense of timekeeping in tandem with astronomical cycles it can be dismaying to see their works destroyed by those unable to handle the principles which make these masterpieces of human innovation possible. It will always be a work in progress so that what was applied to Earth can also be applied to Mars using the same principles.