My explanation for the tilted orbit of the moon and the planets
Dear sir/madam,
Greetings,
Sub: The inclinations of the orbit
of the planets are caused by the onward motion of the sun.
INTRO
The Moon's orbit about the Earth lies in a plane which is
tilted by about 5.15° with respect to the plane of the earth’s orbit about the Sun. (If this
tilt was zero, we would have total solar and lunar eclipses every month!)
There is no explanation till date why the moon is orbiting
the earth in such a five-degree inclined plane.
Why is the plane orbited by the planets around
the Sun inclined or tilted?
During the period of Aristotle, it was
believed that all celestial bodies moved in a circular orbit, having the earth
at the center which was called the Geocentric Model.
But, Nicolas Copernicus, a scientist, asserted
that the fixed stars and the Sun remain unmoved and all the planets, including
the earth, revolved around the Sun in a circular orbit.
During this period, a researcher called Tycho
Brahe of Denmark recorded the movement of planets every night on the basis of
the background stars.
Unfortunately he died before he could complete
his research.
Therefore the documents kept by the Tycho
Brahe, now came under the custody of the Johannes Kepler who was the assistant
of Tycho Brahe.
Based on the analysis of the documents, Kepler
discovered that all the planets moved around the Sun in an elliptical orbit.
Specifically, he discovered that the Sun was
located in a corner of this elliptical orbit.
Moreover, Kepler also found out that the
movement of the planets was slow when they were away from the Sun.
Similarly; Kepler also discovered that the
speed of the planets increased when they moved closer to the Sun.
But, Kepler was not aware why the planets were
orbiting the Sun in such a manner.
Particularly, Aristotle had stated that heavy
objects fall quickly and lighter objects fall slowly.
However, by rolling two balls made in light
and heavy wood in an inclined wooden plane, Galileo proved that all objects
fall at the same speed by pointing to both the balls reaching the ground at the
same time.
But he did not give any thought to why objects
fall.
At this point, Sir Isaac Newton was studying
the comets. He discovered a comet going behind the Sun. He also noticed the
same comet rising from behind the Sun.
On the basis of this fact, he found out that the
Sun had gravitational force.
He also discovered that the comets are moving
around the Sun because the gravitational pull of the Sun bends their path.
Now, a question arose as to why the planets
were moving around the Sun in an elliptical orbit.
Newton answered this question by explaining
that the affected gravitational force of other planets was the reason for this
movement.
My explanation.
The positions of the planets change every day.
Hence, given that the path of the planetary
orbit changes to an elliptical path due to the influence of the gravitational
force of other planets, this elliptical path of the planets should change
frequently.
But, all the planets are orbiting the Sun in a
similar elliptical path.
So, the explanation offered by Newton for the
elliptical path of the planets is wrong.
Particularly, Halley’s Comet, though stated to be revolving
around the Sun once in seventy-five years, revolves around the Sun once in
seventy-five to seventy-six years only.
When Halley Comet is revolving around the Sun
in this way, it is believed that a minor change in the path of Halley Comet due
to the gravitational force of Jupiter and Saturn is the reason for this change.
But, unlike Halley Comet, all the planets of
the Solar System, including the earth, orbit the Sun in a fixed time span.
This proves with evidence that the explanation
offered by Sir Isaac Newton, who stated that the elliptical path of the planets
was caused by the disruption of the gravitational force of the other planets,
was wrong.
At this juncture, it was discovered that the
elliptical path of Mercury had extended beyond the expectation.
Hence, a question arose as to why the
elliptical orbit of Mercury was highly extended?
Newton could not answer this question.
Also, the point of Mercury’s proximity to the
Sun also shifted slightly with every rotation.
This means that the elliptical path of Mercury
itself revolves slowly around the Sun like the petals of a flower.
Newton could not offer an explanation for the
question, why the point of Mercury’s proximity to the Sun is shifting slightly
with every revolution?
The wrong explanation of Einstein.
At this point, Albert Einstein had offered a
wrong explanation for this puzzle.
Importantly, contrary to Newton’s theory,
Einstein stated that gravitation was not a force at all.
Moreover, Einstein stated that the space near
the Sun is bent due to the gravity of the Sun and as a result, a large pit is
formed near the Sun. As all the planets travel inside that pit, the paths of
the planets are turned into a curved path.
But, presently the scientists have discovered
more than a thousand alien planets on the basis of measuring the movement
caused by the planets in their stars.
Hence, it has been proved with evidence that
gravitation is a force as stated by Sir Isaac Newton.
It has also been proved with evidence that the
explanation offered by Einstein for the movement of planets was totally wrong.
Now, a question arises as to why the planets
are revolving around the Sun in an elliptical orbit?
To be specific, the Sun is travelling in space
at a speed of 230 kilometers per second (828,000 km/h).
The plane in which the Sun is travelling in
space in this manner is called “Galactic Plane”.
The planets orbit the Sun travelling at such a
speed in the galactic plane, at an angle of 62 degree.
The angle at which the planets orbit the Sun
in this way is called “Ecliptic plane”.
But, all the planets do not orbit the Sun in
the same angle. On the contrary, the planets orbit the Sun in different angles.
For example, the orbital plane of Mercury,
which is closer to the Sun, is inclined at 7 degree angle from this common
plane.
Similarly, the dwarf planet Pluto, which
orbits the Sun at a long distance in a very large orbital path, is inclined at
17 degree angle from this common plane.
In a similar way, the orbital planes of all
other planets are also away from this common plane.
Similar to the minor deviation caused in the
point of approaching the Sun by Mercury, the point of approaching the Sun by
other planets also shifts a little with every revolution.
This means that the elliptical paths of all
the planets revolve slowly around the Sun like the petals of a flower.
A question arises as to why the orbital plane
of the planets is inclined in this way with respect to the plane travelled by
the Sun.
Similarly; it is also a matter of question as
to why the point of approaching the Sun by the planets shifts a little with
every revolution.
My Explanation.
Inclination or tilt is caused in the orbital
plane of the planets due to the Sun travelling in the Galactic Plane at a speed
of 230 kilometers per second.
This means that when a planet approaching the
Sun deviates from it, the Sun deviates from its original location and moves far
away.
As a result, the path of the planets tilts
when the planet which deviates from the Sun moves towards the Sun’s new
location.
Hence, the point of approaching the Sun by the
planets shifts a little when the planets move towards the Sun’s new location in
this way.
Similarly, the perihelion shift of the mercury and other planets are
caused by the curved path of the sun.
My explanation for the inclination
The moon is orbiting in a five-degree inclined
plane from the orbital plane of the earth around the Sun.
There is no explanation till date why the moon
is orbiting the earth in such a five-degree inclined plane.
The reason for the moon orbiting the earth in
a five-degree inclined plane is that, when the moon is orbiting the earth,
while the earth is revolving around the Sun, it is following the Sun which
travels in the space at a speed of 230 kilometers per second.
This means that when the Sun is moving forward
in the space, all the planets orbit around the Sun in an upward-downward
movement.
Even though the planets travelling in a
vertical path from the direction in which the Sun is travelling, they are not
orbiting the Sun in a ninety-degree angle. On the contrary, they are actually
orbiting the Sun in a sixty-two-degree angle.
The plane in which the planets orbit around
the sun in such a way is called ecliptic plane.
This is because, eclipses occur due to the
passing of certain planets of the inner circle between the Sun and the planets
of the outer circle.
However, all the planets do not orbit in this
common axis, but orbit with a deviation of one or two degrees.
For example, Mercury which is closer to the
Sun, orbits around the Sun in a seven-degree inclination from this common
plane.
Similarly, Pluto, the farthest planet from the
Sun, is orbiting around the Sun in a seventeen-degree inclination from this
common plane.
Eris, a dwarf planet which is even farther
away from Pluto, is orbiting around the Sun in a forty-four-degree inclination
from this common plane.
The Sun traveling in the space at a speed of
230 kilometers per second is the reason for the planets orbiting the Sun in an
inclined plane.
This means that the planets orbiting the Sun
in an upward to downward direction, at the same time the Sun is moving forward.
This in turn forces the planets to chase the Sun to revolve around it thereby
resulting in the inclination of the orbital plane of the planets.
This can be effectively reiterated by an
imaginary illustration.
Imagine a giant-sized yellow balloon in the
sky.
Visualize some crows circling around it in an
upward-downward motion.
In this situation, imagine that the giant yellow
balloon is beginning to drift forward.
At this point, the crows which were circling
the yellow giant balloon will be forced to follow the balloon to circle it.
This will result in a minor inclination and extension in the circular path of
the crows.
Likewise, the orbital path of the planets
revolving around the Sun, which is traveling forward, will also become inclined
and elliptical.
At this juncture, also think of a sparrow
circling one of those imaginary crows in an upward-downward direction.
You can very well say that the circular path
of the sparrow will also become elliptical and inclined.
In the same manner, when the circular path of
the earth which is orbiting the Sun in an upward-downward direction changes to
an inclined and elliptical path, the circular path of the moon which is
orbiting the earth in an upward-downward direction also becomes inclined and
elliptical.
Similarly, the perihelion shifts of the planets are caused by
the curved path of the sun which circles the Milky Way.
This
is for your kind information and feedback please.
Thanks,
scientist.g.ponmudi,
Chennai,
India.
