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A real astronomical gift
Follow a local observation further and further into space using modern
imaging - http://www.tech-writer.net/images/photos/SunsetSky1.jpg http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/Storm_p...erminator1.JPG http://wmthemes.jessanderson.org/sht...minator_ss.jpg Then follow the path of the Earth around the Sun by using the way the shadow changes as the Earth orbit does not follow the course of the Sun's maximum diameter . http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...easonearth.png Next year,work towards giving humanity the gift of an accurate view of what causes global climate and how that can be reduced further to hemispherical weather patterns(seasons).It takes nothing away from observing and for the first time meshes together astronomy and climatology based on two simple motions and their relationship over the course of an annual orbit. The idea of a variable tilting Earth to the Sun robs people of appreceating the gorgeous astronomical phenomena as a location sweeps from direct solar radiation into the Earth's orbital shadow and the change in coors that accompany this great daily event when conditions allow. I am well aware that within the next few weeks this forum will be swamped with people who will have bought or received telescopes for Christmas and think themselves astronomers by virtue of this purchase but astronomy proper, beyond the exercise in magnification, is far more dynamic and would represent a higher level to which observers should aspire.The rewards are far more graceful,far more spectacular and far more satisfying than one would wish and they will attract humanity back to astronomy where they will see that the vast size of our parent star and its output and the enormous scale of orbital geometries translate often into the softer glow of wonderful dusks and dawns,the vibrant daily and annual cycles of life which follow the astronomical cycles going on behind it all. Do more next year that provide static images,restore what is almost lost for there is no greater gift is there that the ability to give one. |
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