Bob B.
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Post by Bob B. on Nov 20, 2011 0:41:15 GMT -4
This isn't an Apollo question, but I figured somebody here might know the answer. What is the correct term for the point on the opposite side of the Sun from Earth. In other words, is there a name for the point on Earth's orbit that is 180 degrees from where Earth is now? I'm sure I've heard this before but I'm drawing a blank. I now the point on the opposite side of Earth is called the antipode, but I'm not sure if that is also applicable to the Sun. I need to know this for a page I'm writing for my web site. Thanks.
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Post by chew on Nov 20, 2011 14:40:35 GMT -4
You could recycle the term "Counter-Earth", the long ago disproved theory, for modern day use.
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raven
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Post by raven on Nov 20, 2011 15:07:42 GMT -4
And if you want to go all Greek, you could say "Antichthon", which is Greek for "Counter-Earth." ;D
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Post by capricorn1 on Nov 20, 2011 15:40:29 GMT -4
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Bob B.
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Post by Bob B. on Nov 20, 2011 15:56:39 GMT -4
Thanks guys. I really don't want to refer to it as a Lagrange point because that's introducing an concept I don't want to get into. I'm writing about interplanetary transfer orbits. At this point I've managed to write the article in such I way that I've avoided having to refer to the point by a specific name, so maybe I've successfully dodged the issue.
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Post by chew on Nov 20, 2011 16:03:31 GMT -4
This IS Ceti Alpha V!!!
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Post by JayUtah on Nov 22, 2011 14:15:09 GMT -4
Antipode is sufficiently generic.
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