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Old December 1st 18, 09:01 AM posted to sci.astro.amateur
Gerald Kelleher
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Default Astra geostationary satellites through telescope

The whole point of geostationary is that it remains fixed to a surface longitude at the Equator. When set off against the ecliptic plane, the satellite will appear to trace the same path as the Equator as it turns as a function of the Earth's orbital motion -

http://afewbitsmore.com/img/2015_ecliptic.png

All the serious sounding voodoo only expose how uncomfortable people are when discussing rotational and orbital dynamics and orientations whereas those free of the celestial sphere constraints just view and judge these things without fear of offending the hapless RA/Dec enthusiasts whether theorists of magnification hobbyists.

It leads to a discussion on why satellites/moons of planets like Jupiter and Uranus follow their planet's Equator while the Earth's moon doesn't. Of course people don't do originality but at least this forum has been cleared out of those who are afraid to challenge outgrown and flawed perspectives.