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Old May 16th 18, 08:20 PM posted to sci.astro.amateur
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Default Illusory loops vs actual loops.

On Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at 7:10:58 PM UTC+1, Gerald Kelleher wrote:
The phases are not so much restrictions as they prevent those planets from any sense of illusory loops.


But as we keep telling you, gerald, both Venus and Mercury DO execute illusory loops against the background stars, just like the superior planets do. Myself and palsing have both posted links to little web animations of their motions - the sort of thing you usually claim as the very best evidence for you ramblings.