The model of the solar system is wrong?

Sep 14, 2014 15:09

Woah. Trippy (and it makes sense to me; I hope it's illustrated right):
http://www.spiritscienceandmetaphysics.com/our-model-of-the-solar-system-has-been-wrong-this-entire-time/

Edit: No, it's wrong. Here's the Bad Astronomer on it:
http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2013/03/04/vortex_motion_viral_video_showing_sun_s_motion_through_galaxy_is_wrong.html

The thing that made the most sense from Phil Plait's writing about it is, "The planets go around the Sun, and the whole shebang moves around the galaxy as a unit, tipped by that 60° angle."

cool, science

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