Does the Moon standstill ?

Discussion in 'Astronomy, Exobiology, & Cosmology' started by river, Jan 5, 2021.

  1. river

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    Done

    Is there a point in the Moons Orbit that the Moon does not move , at all .
     
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  3. James R Just this guy, you know? Staff Member

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  5. foghorn Valued Senior Member

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    Ok I'll bite.
    During New Moon no one can see the moon. It is at this point the moon takes a little nap.
     
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  7. origin Heading towards oblivion Valued Senior Member

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    This seems to be too stupid of an idea for even you
     
  8. exchemist Valued Senior Member

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    I'm not so sure. This was the person who thought a single hydrogen atom could be in the liquid state and could be encased in plastic in order to study it at leisure.
     
  9. Dywyddyr Penguinaciously duckalicious. Valued Senior Member

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    You're being cruel.
    There's nothing so stupid that river won't entertain it.
     
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  10. Sarkus Hippomonstrosesquippedalo phobe Valued Senior Member

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    Out of curiosity - simply to see where such a strange idea, that would defy the known laws of physics, springs from... what source have you seen that suggests this?
     
  11. River Ape Valued Senior Member

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    Theoretically, a satellite (moon) orbiting a parent body (earth) might at some point in its orbit move in exactly the opposite direction (and at "reverse speed", so to speak) as the parent body's motion about a senior parental body (sun). Just thought I would point that out.
    So can the moon be momentarily motionless within the frame of reference of the solar system? That is a question which resides within the realm of sanity!
    Now, someone else explain why not . . .
     
  12. James R Just this guy, you know? Staff Member

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    It is theoretically possible, but that wasn't the question that was asked. Earth's moon is never stationary relative to the Sun, or relative to the Earth.
     
  13. foghorn Valued Senior Member

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    Maybe River is referring to ''Lunar standstill'' which is an apparent effect seen on the celestial sphere.
    Lunar Standstill.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_standstill#Apparent_position_of_the_Moon_during_standstill
     
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