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Axial rotation measurement anomaly *Update on pg 21 - Problem Solved*

 
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So the moral of the story, don't use a cheap camera tripod with a heavy SLR camera
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No, moral of the story is you check and recheck something twice before you post a thread.

If I find out that water is boiling at 150 C I don't post that laws of physics may be changing, I just pick another thermometer and measure it again.

Then I guess you missed the point of this thread, to show that you should always look for problems in methodology, don't just trust dodgy evidence, check it, see if it holds up to scrutiny.
 Quoting: Dr. Astro


In other words you knew it's wrong you just wanted to prove a point and show how gullible people are. Got it
 Quoting: 444 24172209


This

IMHO This thread can win the most stupid useless disinfo stuff.


and most of the sheepsheeplebahsheep seems enjoy it

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So the moral of the story, don't use a cheap camera tripod with a heavy SLR camera
 Quoting: Dr. Astro


No, moral of the story is you check and recheck something twice before you post a thread.

If I find out that water is boiling at 150 C I don't post that laws of physics may be changing, I just pick another thermometer and measure it again.

Then I guess you missed the point of this thread, to show that you should always look for problems in methodology, don't just trust dodgy evidence, check it, see if it holds up to scrutiny.
 Quoting: Dr. Astro


In other words you knew it's wrong you just wanted to prove a point and show how gullible people are. Got it
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that's it, I think.
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Taking a look at the original post and claim by the guy in the first place somthing is glaringly obvious. The post was actually about the SOUTH POLE not being where it should be. He then went off on a rant which is unfortunate.

A person also has to ask themselves why Astro went off on a rant about maybe but I'll check just to make sure which appears to me a bit of a smoke screen for the real prise here and thats now being overlooked.

Who cares about the orion Belt at this stage of the game and the fact that Astro made the North Star the center of attention. Smoke Screen.

The real prise is that the South Pole is out of whack as was pointed out in the post and that everybody has lost sight of. The South Pole being out is what will effect life on this planet. The rest of this shit is just that. A bunch of shit.

If I didn't know any better this whole thing was created to simply cover up the real story here. The South Pole being that far out of alignment is a precursor to a Pole Shift. That was the point the guy was trying to make in the first place. Keep your eye on the ball everybody.

Cause the rest of this shit is just that BULLSHIT. Go back and read the original post. This is a sideshow smoke show.
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What? The original post of this thread does not contain the word "south" at all. What are you talking about?
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He mentioned both. You go read the post. I don't see anything in his post about The North Star either. This whole thread of Astro's stinks like shit. butt
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Taking a look at the original post and claim by the guy in the first place somthing is glaringly obvious. The post was actually about the SOUTH POLE not being where it should be. He then went off on a rant which is unfortunate.

A person also has to ask themselves why Astro went off on a rant about maybe but I'll check just to make sure which appears to me a bit of a smoke screen for the real prise here and thats now being overlooked.

Who cares about the orion Belt at this stage of the game and the fact that Astro made the North Star the center of attention. Smoke Screen.

The real prise is that the South Pole is out of whack as was pointed out in the post and that everybody has lost sight of. The South Pole being out is what will effect life on this planet. The rest of this shit is just that. A bunch of shit.

If I didn't know any better this whole thing was created to simply cover up the real story here. The South Pole being that far out of alignment is a precursor to a Pole Shift. That was the point the guy was trying to make in the first place. Keep your eye on the ball everybody.

Cause the rest of this shit is just that BULLSHIT. Go back and read the original post. This is a sideshow smoke show.
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Oh, do explain how the south celestial pole can be out of whack without the north celestial pole also being out of whack. You either have no idea how the sky moves, or you're just trolling.
 Quoting: Dr. Astro


He didn't say in his post CELESTIAL POLE OR POLES EITHER. He said EARTH"S POLES were out of whack. The Shit is really stinking now. buttbuttbutt
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I don't have enough time to read through the many pages added from the last post I read.. I checked the last couple pages, did astro come to a conclusion on this topic yet? Sorry for my laziness. (at work)
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I don't have enough time to read through the many pages added from the last post I read..
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You've just save your time...


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I don't have enough time to read through the many pages added from the last post I read.. I checked the last couple pages, did astro come to a conclusion on this topic yet? Sorry for my laziness. (at work)
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Yeah, it was just an equipment failure the first time, as suspected. Our axis of rotation is right where it should be.
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Taking a look at the original post and claim by the guy in the first place somthing is glaringly obvious. The post was actually about the SOUTH POLE not being where it should be. He then went off on a rant which is unfortunate.

A person also has to ask themselves why Astro went off on a rant about maybe but I'll check just to make sure which appears to me a bit of a smoke screen for the real prise here and thats now being overlooked.

Who cares about the orion Belt at this stage of the game and the fact that Astro made the North Star the center of attention. Smoke Screen.

The real prise is that the South Pole is out of whack as was pointed out in the post and that everybody has lost sight of. The South Pole being out is what will effect life on this planet. The rest of this shit is just that. A bunch of shit.

If I didn't know any better this whole thing was created to simply cover up the real story here. The South Pole being that far out of alignment is a precursor to a Pole Shift. That was the point the guy was trying to make in the first place. Keep your eye on the ball everybody.

Cause the rest of this shit is just that BULLSHIT. Go back and read the original post. This is a sideshow smoke show.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 29275828


Oh, do explain how the south celestial pole can be out of whack without the north celestial pole also being out of whack. You either have no idea how the sky moves, or you're just trolling.
 Quoting: Dr. Astro


He didn't say in his post CELESTIAL POLE OR POLES EITHER. He said EARTH"S POLES were out of whack. The Shit is really stinking now. buttbuttbutt
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Wow, you really don't understand astronomy. I would ask you if you even know what the celestial poles correspond to, but it's already pretty clear that you don't.
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Taking a look at the original post and claim by the guy in the first place somthing is glaringly obvious. The post was actually about the SOUTH POLE not being where it should be. He then went off on a rant which is unfortunate.

A person also has to ask themselves why Astro went off on a rant about maybe but I'll check just to make sure which appears to me a bit of a smoke screen for the real prise here and thats now being overlooked.

Who cares about the orion Belt at this stage of the game and the fact that Astro made the North Star the center of attention. Smoke Screen.

The real prise is that the South Pole is out of whack as was pointed out in the post and that everybody has lost sight of. The South Pole being out is what will effect life on this planet. The rest of this shit is just that. A bunch of shit.

If I didn't know any better this whole thing was created to simply cover up the real story here. The South Pole being that far out of alignment is a precursor to a Pole Shift. That was the point the guy was trying to make in the first place. Keep your eye on the ball everybody.

Cause the rest of this shit is just that BULLSHIT. Go back and read the original post. This is a sideshow smoke show.
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Oh, do explain how the south celestial pole can be out of whack without the north celestial pole also being out of whack. You either have no idea how the sky moves, or you're just trolling.
 Quoting: Dr. Astro


He didn't say in his post CELESTIAL POLE OR POLES EITHER. He said EARTH"S POLES were out of whack. The Shit is really stinking now. buttbuttbutt
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Wow, you really don't understand astronomy. I would ask you if you even know what the celestial poles correspond to, but it's already pretty clear that you don't.
 Quoting: Dr. Astro

Is it the star/stars the earth's poles point to at any one time ..as it depends on the precession, which ones we will point to?
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So the moral of the story, don't use a cheap camera tripod with a heavy SLR camera
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No, moral of the story is you check and recheck something twice before you post a thread.

If I find out that water is boiling at 150 C I don't post that laws of physics may be changing, I just pick another thermometer and measure it again.

Then I guess you missed the point of this thread, to show that you should always look for problems in methodology, don't just trust dodgy evidence, check it, see if it holds up to scrutiny.
 Quoting: Dr. Astro


In other words you knew it's wrong you just wanted to prove a point and show how gullible people are. Got it
 Quoting: 444 24172209


You have missed the entire point of the thread. People like you always think they "know" things just based on their assumptions. That's not how it works in science. I assumed it was my equipment, and I had good reason to think so, but that is not the same as "knowing" it.

Also, what you don't seem to understand is that I told people I was going to "measure the boiling point" before I measured it. I had no idea going into it that my "thermometer" was going to yield a wrong answer. I had three choices at that point; pretend like I never said I was going to do it or post half of what I did and hope no one noticed the lie by omission, outright lie and produce false data, or simply tell the truth and explain what I think is wrong. At that point I don't "know" that it's wrong, I haven't done the work necessary to truly "know" for sure. Now I do, hence this thread.
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Oh, do explain how the south celestial pole can be out of whack without the north celestial pole also being out of whack. You either have no idea how the sky moves, or you're just trolling.
 Quoting: Dr. Astro


He didn't say in his post CELESTIAL POLE OR POLES EITHER. He said EARTH"S POLES were out of whack. The Shit is really stinking now. buttbuttbutt
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 29275828


Wow, you really don't understand astronomy. I would ask you if you even know what the celestial poles correspond to, but it's already pretty clear that you don't.
 Quoting: Dr. Astro

Is it the star/stars the earth's poles point to at any one time ..as it depends on the precession, which ones we will point to?
 Quoting: optimum judgment

It's no particular star, it's our axis of rotation projected out onto the sky. Those points on the celestial sphere are the celestial poles, and because they correspond directly to our axis of rotation, it does indeed depend on precession.
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So the moral of the story, don't use a cheap camera tripod with a heavy SLR camera
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No, moral of the story is you check and recheck something twice before you post a thread.
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You're saying this on GLP????

BWAAAAAHHAHAHAHAHAHHHAAAA.A.A.A.A...A..A...AAAA!!!!



If I find out that water is boiling at 150 C I don't post that laws of physics may be changing, I just pick another thermometer and measure it again.

Then I guess you missed the point of this thread, to show that you should always look for problems in methodology, don't just trust dodgy evidence, check it, see if it holds up to scrutiny.
 Quoting: Dr. Astro


In other words you knew it's wrong you just wanted to prove a point and show how gullible people are. Got it
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Like that is not a valid point to ever make? Right...
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Taking a look at the original post and claim by the guy in the first place somthing is glaringly obvious. The post was actually about the SOUTH POLE not being where it should be. He then went off on a rant which is unfortunate.

A person also has to ask themselves why Astro went off on a rant about maybe but I'll check just to make sure which appears to me a bit of a smoke screen for the real prise here and thats now being overlooked.

Who cares about the orion Belt at this stage of the game and the fact that Astro made the North Star the center of attention. Smoke Screen.

The real prise is that the South Pole is out of whack as was pointed out in the post and that everybody has lost sight of. The South Pole being out is what will effect life on this planet. The rest of this shit is just that. A bunch of shit.

If I didn't know any better this whole thing was created to simply cover up the real story here. The South Pole being that far out of alignment is a precursor to a Pole Shift. That was the point the guy was trying to make in the first place. Keep your eye on the ball everybody.

Cause the rest of this shit is just that BULLSHIT. Go back and read the original post. This is a sideshow smoke show.
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What? The original post of this thread does not contain the word "south" at all. What are you talking about?
 Quoting: Menow 18943200


He mentioned both. You go read the post. I don't see anything in his post about The North Star either. This whole thread of Astro's stinks like shit. butt
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 29275828


I DID read the post. What about "The original post of this thread does not contain the word "south" at all", do you not accept or understand? The word "Polaris" appears 3 times in the original post. You don't understand that Polaris is the north star?
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I don't have enough time to read through the many pages added from the last post I read.. I checked the last couple pages, did astro come to a conclusion on this topic yet? Sorry for my laziness. (at work)
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Yeah, it was just an equipment failure the first time, as suspected. Our axis of rotation is right where it should be.
 Quoting: Dr. Astro


That's a relief. Thanks for being up front about the whole incident with us. Not many people appreciate it, but some of us do, I hope you never stop doing this for us. Thanks again.
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That's a relief. Thanks for being up front about the whole incident with us. Not many people appreciate it, but some of us do, I hope you never stop doing this for us. Thanks again.
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IMHO This thread can win the most stupid useless disinfo stuff.
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Unfortunately this is not possible.

The award for the most stupid useless disinfo stuff is exclusive reserved for the threads you open.


and most of the sheepsheeplebahsheep seems enjoy it

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Unfortunately this is not possible.

The award for the most stupid useless disinfo stuff is exclusive reserved for the threads you open.



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ok, you won! Thank You For Remembering Me!

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Unfortunately this is not possible.

The award for the most stupid useless disinfo stuff is exclusive reserved for the threads you open.



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norespect

ok, you won! Thank You For Remembering Me!

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Yeah... it is pretty obvious that you just want attention.
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Astro - did you fix this problem with Orion yet? Followed to like page 10 but don't want to wade through the rest.
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Astro - did you fix this problem with Orion yet? Followed to like page 10 but don't want to wade through the rest.
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Yeah, it's fixed.
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Astro showed that Orion was in it's proper place back in the Orion thread. I don't have a link but if you find it just look for his posts.
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Astro - did you fix this problem with Orion yet? Followed to like page 10 but don't want to wade through the rest.
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Yeah, it's fixed.
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Beat me too it :p
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Astro - did you fix this problem with Orion yet? Followed to like page 10 but don't want to wade through the rest.
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Yeah, it's fixed.
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Thanks...what would we do without you! That problem could have gotten bad if not for your prompt action! tounge
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Astro - did you fix this problem with Orion yet? Followed to like page 10 but don't want to wade through the rest.
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Yeah, it's fixed.
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Well, this turned out much better than I had expected.
There appears to be a considerable contingent of sane people on GLP.

But there is always the large herd of loonies who you've wound up for our amusement.
And they're putting on an excellent show. I particularly like the sod who must think the earth is shaped like a banana with both ends rotating so as to have the north and south poles independent of each other.
Good stuff.

I've been known to post an 'anomaly' thread or two myself, however mine were to intentionally wind the kOOks up to make a point:
Thread: NASA tracking HUGE Object. 19 Jan. Close Approach. MOID <0.000042 AU
Made to combat the virtual frenzy the trolls and droolers were engaged in over TU24 and its MOID even though it had been explained dozens of times by multiple posters.

Sometimes you have to hit them with a plank.

Welcome back to the fray.

Have fun.


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Is Dr. Astro a poster known for his thorough and accurate postings? I'm not familiar with his reputation here.
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Anyone?
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he's called a shill for telling the truth most of the time...

he's no nonsense and his posts are as good as any valid source out there...

he spends time proving the insane to be... the insane...

if he says something is fucked up...

then you can bet... its fucked up...

very very very credible
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Are you wagging your tail, too, while saying all this?
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It appears that all is right with the world. I found Polaris to be 835.7 pixels from the north celestial pole:
[link to i319.photobucket.com]
Previous astrometric calibration with this telescope and camera show that it has a resolution of 2.93 arcseconds per pixel:
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Given that Polaris' declination after accounting for precession is 89d 19' 09.8", it should have been 2,450.2 arcseconds from the north celestial pole. 835.7*2.93 = 2448.601 for a difference of 1.599, less than the resolution of this telescope/camera combo and meaning that the NCP was exactly where it should have been in the image (I used my widefield refractor; had I used the main telescope Polaris would have been outside of the field of view and I would have had to measure off something else, leaving a question as to whether or not Polaris itself had mysteriously warped somewhere else). Here's the raw photograph from which the measurements were made. I used PixInsight dynamic background subtraction in the above version to subtract out some of the light pollution:
[link to i319.photobucket.com]
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Theory as to why we are experiencing severe environmental change.

Oil is the earth’s natural coolant.
Therefore, extraction of oil makes the earth’s crust warmer.
Warmer earth’s crust makes the oceans warmer.
Warmer oceans, causes severe hurricanes/cyclones, and thunderstorms.

Oil is a substance that balances the earth’s crust.
Extraction of oil makes the earth’s crust unbalanced.
Unbalanced earth’s crust causes severe earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanos.

Oil extraction is also the reason why earth is off it's orbit (whether NASA confirms it or not, we are. There is too much evidence).

STOP people from getting oil out of our planet. Oil is meant to stay underground. We simply do not need to extract oil, in order to survive. The indigenous populations the world over, survived without extracting oil. We CAN live without ruining the planet. If we continue extracting oil, we will have NO planet. Boycott all oil. Rise up and STOP them getting oil out of the earth. It’s time to forget about money and luxuries. Be virtuous. Do what’s right.

Please send this to all govts around the world as well as mainstream media. Also share this on Facebook, Twitter and other media outlets.
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I have always wondered whether oil had an impact on the earths crust, but never heard anyone talking about it.
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You should check out the Bezerk thread...

Thread: Something Just Went BEZERK in the Gulf of Mexico. The US Navy just sunk a French Submarine
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It appears that all is right with the world. I found Polaris to be 835.7 pixels from the north celestial pole:
[link to i319.photobucket.com]
Previous astrometric calibration with this telescope and camera show that it has a resolution of 2.93 arcseconds per pixel:
[link to www.flickr.com]
Given that Polaris' declination after accounting for precession is 89d 19' 09.8", it should have been 2,450.2 arcseconds from the north celestial pole. 835.7*2.93 = 2448.601 for a difference of 1.599, less than the resolution of this telescope/camera combo and meaning that the NCP was exactly where it should have been in the image (I used my widefield refractor; had I used the main telescope Polaris would have been outside of the field of view and I would have had to measure off something else, leaving a question as to whether or not Polaris itself had mysteriously warped somewhere else). Here's the raw photograph from which the measurements were made. I used PixInsight dynamic background subtraction in the above version to subtract out some of the light pollution:
[link to i319.photobucket.com]
 Quoting: Dr. Astro


goodnews





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