Don't miss syzygy

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mjlef
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Don't miss syzygy

Post by mjlef »

I am sure Ron knows what syzygy really means, but do you?

perigee-syzygy: http://www.sciencealert.com/we-re-about ... y-70-years
Spliffjiffer
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Re: Don't miss syzygy

Post by Spliffjiffer »

Synchronzyklusgeometry ? :-)
Wahrheiten sind Illusionen von denen wir aber vergessen haben dass sie welche sind.
Dirt
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Re: Don't miss syzygy

Post by Dirt »

mjlef wrote:I am sure Ron knows what syzygy really means, but do you?

perigee-syzygy: http://www.sciencealert.com/we-re-about ... y-70-years
The difference between one full moon and another is pretty minor. It's not going to blow people away.

I've usually seen syzygy used in reference to planetary orbits. I first ran across the word in college when someone said he had a super hard hangman word, six letters. My first guess was 'y'.
Deasil is the right way to go.