Philip, I thought Robert was saying that you can't have "geostationary orbits" over the poles. He didn't say we couldn't have polar orbits, right? Gary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Philip" <joyphil@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <geocentrism@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 3:49 AM Subject: [geocentrism] Re: Moon landings? > So from your posted complete answer, a satellite cannot circle in a polar orbit. But we have many of them. Perfect polar orbits. > I disagree about your assertion that a man standing on the exact centre of a pole, is not turning. if the world is so rotating. > > If i place a pillar on my record player at the centre equivalent of the pole, it will turn with the record. If I launch this pillar, from the centre, ignoring any friction to the contrary, it will launch with the 78 rpm, or one per 24 hour rpm that it had at launch.. > > I hope that is more clearly shown. > Philip. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Robert Bennett > To: geocentrism@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 3:25 PM > Subject: [geocentrism] Re: Moon landings? > > > Philip, > > Is the polar launch you proposed intended to put a geostat in orbit over the > North Pole? > If so, this is impossible in both HC and GC cases. If not, please explain > what you mean. > > All satellite orbits must have their center at the Earth's center. Only > orbits around the equator - latitude zero - will do so. All other latitudes > will not, yet they must, if the geostat is to always be directly overhead. > > Here's my answer phrased differently, including the figure 8 reference: > > Question > > Is it possible to place a satellite in geostationary orbit over the north > pole? > > Asked by: Ken Bruckart > > Answer > > No, a geostationary orbit must be in the plane of the Earth's equator. That > way, by matching its orbital speed with the speed of a point on the equator, > the moving satellite appears to be stationary over that point. Any other > orbit would have the satellite appear to drift above and below the equator > during the course of a day. > > A geosynchronous orbit matches the Earth's rotational speed, but only allows > a satellite to appear over the same spot once per day. Depending on your > stretch of that definition, a satellite in a perfect polar orbit would pass > over each pole once per day and might be called 'geosynchronous', but like > the time of day at the poles the terminology becomes ambiguous. > > ............. > In the GC case, there would be no plenum vortex lines directly over the > pole, so the satellite would free fall from 22,000 miles up due to gravity, > with no vortex flow to produce a 'centrifugal' force. > > If the polar-launched rocket changed direction to insert the satellite into > an equatorial orbit, then it would cross vortex lines in the process, > leading to the same conclusions as in my prior mail. > > There would be no periodic twist of 24 hours, as you say, to the polar > launch, because the North Pole, as an ideal abstracted point on the > surface, does not rotate. For example, the rotation center of a clock hand > does not itself rotate. > > Yes, the vortex lines would have maximum effect at the equator and no effect > (minimum) at the poles. > The plenum has cylindrical, not spherical symmetry, around the N-S pole > line - think of the throat of a whirlpool, tornado or hurricane. Similar > sub-vortices exist around the Sun, Moon and each of the 8 planets. > > Would the "wing windspeed " be zero at the poles and max at the equator? > Yes, exactly so. > > Thank you for reading and responding thoughtfully to my post. > > > Pax Christi, > > Robert > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: geocentrism-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:geocentrism-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Philip > > Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2005 7:47 PM > > To: geocentrism@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [geocentrism] Re: Moon landings? > > > > > > Robert I really liked yor post. Especiallly the wing analogy of > > the Plenum, which of course may be what I call the aether. > > Neville, of course the aether is frictionless in the mechanical > > sense. More to you later, as I have worked out without NASA's info > > your logical conclusions re the easterly launch of appollo, annd > > accept that in the Geocentric sense, using their newtonian > > mechanics of motion, there is a problem. This is why I posed the > > alternative effects of the plenum (aether) simply because I do > > believe we went there. > > > > Now back to putting a spoke in Robers argument for the geostat > > Satellite. No offence meant Robert. , but we must look for the > > objections before they think of them. and work out the solutions. > > > > Objection #1. > > > > Given the HC expectations and theory concerning a satellite at > > the orbital height of 22,240 miles, being the correct position > > without any reference to a plenum, would not their case gain > > support against the existence of any effect of a plenum should a > > satellite be launched from the exact geographical pole, to the > > same height, and it proscribed a similar 24 hour period. > > > > Reason: The plenum would have no relative motion to the orbiter > > as it moved in this vertical period. > > > > Food for thought here. This launch would impart no rotational > > force to the orbit, except if the earth did rotate it would > > receive a twisting motion upon itself that would result in a > > twist period of 24 hours. Other than that , this orbit would fe > > fixed and not rotate with the earth . If the earth was > > stationary, this orbit would remain covering the same latitude. > > If the earth rotated, the path would appear diagonal to the vertex. > > > > Using a stationary earth , then what effect would the plenum > > have. say at the equator and the poles. At the equator more lift > > ? At the poles no effect. (presuming our plenum is spherical > > rotating only in the equatorial plane.) Using your analogy, the > > "wing windspeed "would be zero at the poles and max at the equator. > > > > Philip. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Robert Bennett > > To: geocentrism@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 9:44 AM > > Subject: [geocentrism] Re: Moon landings? > > > > > > Gary, > > > > Notice that Mr. Hoge had the last word, which always is an > > advantage in a > > debate. > > > > Here's my comments regarding a possible GC model that explains > > the geostat > > sat. > > > > Pax Christi, > > > > Robert > > ......................... > > > > > > Edited transcript of Dialogue on Motionless Satellites > > > > comments by Robert Bennett => RB > > > > How the existence of geostationary satellites proves that the > > earth rotates > > by Gary Hoge > > > > GH: How did the geostat became stationary? they [the launch team] placed > > their satellites into an orbit at which they circle the earth once every > > day, believing that this would result in a geosynchronous orbit. > > .. if they somehow went from 6,856 mph to 0 mph (without > > anybody noticing), > > what stopped them?" > > RB: Clarification: 6856 mph is with respect to Earth's center, > > the center of > > rotation. > > > > GH: And my assertion is that a geosynchronous satellite must > > move at about > > 6,800 mph whether the earth rotates or not. That's simply the > > speed it has > > to maintain in order to maintain its orbital altitude of 22,240 > > miles. Any > > slower and it would fall into a lower orbit. Any faster and it > > would rise to > > a higher orbit.A satellite orbiting a celestial body follows a > > very simple > > equation of orbital motion, and that equation is independent of the > > rotational velocity (if any) of the celestial body itself. Put simply, a > > satellite in orbit around the earth doesn't care whether the earth is > > rotating beneath it or not. It moves at a velocity proportionate to its > > distance from the earth..A satellite will move around the earth > > according to > > the equation v = SQRT (GM / r), where v is the velocity of the > > satellite, G > > is the universal gravitational constant, M is the mass of the > > earth, and r > > is the distance of the satellite from the center of the earth. > > RB: Agreed > > > > GH: in order for the Telstar satellite to maintain an orbital > > distance from > > the earth of 22,240 miles, it must travel at a velocity of > > 6,879 mph. That's > > true whether the earth is rotating or not. The fact that such satellites > > appear not to move relative to the surface of the earth simply > > proves that > > the earth is rotating. > > RB : Invalid logic here. The simplified argument is: > > If the satellite appears not to move with respect to to > > surface, the earth > > is rotating at the same speed as the geostat. > > But the satellite appears not to move wrt to surface > > Thus the earth is rotating > > ........Invalid conclusion! > > The first premise is 'the satellite appears not to move wrt to > > surface', so > > a valid conclusion is 'the earth is rotating at the same speed as the > > satellite', not the truncated version, 'the earth is > > rotating.'..... period? > > With the corrected logic the valid conclusion holds for any speed. This > > includes the GC case, if the speed of the satellite is zero. > > Both HC and GC views are possible, as expected for relative motion. > > > > GH: ..a satellite has to keep moving in its orbit or it will > > fall (in fact, > > an orbit is nothing but a free-fall toward a planet whose > > surface is always > > curving out of the way), and so in order to maintain that geosynchronous > > satellites don't actually orbit the earth at all, but just > > levitate up there > > in space, you assert that as luck would have it there just > > happens to be a > > mysterious gravitational force at 22,240 miles from the earth that just > > happens to precisely balance the gravitational attraction of > > the earth at > > that altitude. > > RB: The force is neither mysterious nor gravitational. It is > > the well-known > > centrifugal inertial force exhibited whenever a body and the > > plenum are in > > relative rotation with respect to each other. > > See washing machine model at > > http://users.rcn.com/robert.bennett/GeocentrismRJBv1.doc > > The plenum's inertial outward force increases with distance from Earth, > > while gravity decreases. At 22,240 miles from the Earth, the > > inward force of > > gravity balances the outward force of rotation. The motion of the plenum > > vortex around the Earth causes a upward radial force away from > > the Earth. > > A crude model of this would be the lift created on an airplane > > wing, when > > air moves across the wing airfoil. Relative to the local plenum the > > satellite is moving at 6,879 mph. > > There is no resort to illogical action at a distance here, as > > both forces, > > gravity and centrifugal, are CONTACT effects of the satellite > > with the local > > plenum. > > > > GH: ... The fact that it [the satellite] does keep up with the earth's > > rotation at that altitude [22,240 miles ] merely proves that > > the earth is > > rotating, and it confirms that the scientists who chose an > > orbital altitude > > that would give their satellite an orbital period of 24 hours > > knew what they > > were doing. > > RB: The first half repeats the prior truncated illogic; the > > second assumes > > that the HC view of the relative motion is the only correct view - which > > begs the question and violates relativity .of rotation. > > Knowing the properties of the plenum, geocentric engineers would also > > successfully insert the geostat into its proper orbit. > > > > GH: You can verify Telstar's velocity yourself simply by applying the > > elementary laws of orbital mechanics to the known parameters of the > > satellite's orbit (i.e., its distance from the earth). > > RB: There's no denial that an HC view of a geostat is valid; > > what's denied > > is that a GC view is not valid. > > > > GH: . let's pretend there's no sun and no stars or planets. > > Let's pretend > > there's just the earth sitting motionless in space with a > > satellite orbiting > > it. > > RB: OK, as long as there's a plenum. > > GH: At a given altitude, the satellite must go around the earth > > at a given > > speed. > > RB: .relative to the local plenum. > > GH: It doesn't matter whether the earth itself is rotating or > > not. However, > > if we put a satellite into an equatorial orbit, and if we give > > it an orbital > > period of 24 hours, and if it maintains a fixed position relative to the > > surface of the earth, we have our proof that the earth rotates. > > RB: ... repeats the prior illogic > > GH: But either way, if you want to keep a satellite at an > > orbital altitude > > of 22,240 miles above the earth, it must make a complete circle > > around the > > earth's axis every 24 hours, whether the earth itself makes > > such a circle or > > not. > > RB: Proof of the above ?? A helicopter maintains its position > > above the > > ground, as the geostat does. Does it make a difference whether > > the Earth is > > rotating beneath it or not? > > > > GH: The only force acting on a satellite in orbit is the force > > of the earth' > > s gravity. > > RB: correction: forces of the plenum's gravity and the > > universal centrifugal > > force. > > > > GH: Both "centrifugal force" and "coriolis force" are > > fictitious forces that > > are the by-product of measuring coordinates with respect to a rotating > > coordinate system. > > RB: Both are real forces that reflect aspects of the plenum's > > rotational > > effect on bodies immersed in it (which is everything). > > > > GH: a satellite in orbit encounters almost no resistance to > > its motion, not > > from "centrifugal effects," not from "coriolis effects > > RB: The centrifugal forces are radial, not tangential. They > > have no effect > > on its forward motion. > > There are no coriolis forces if the satellite's motion is > > parallel to the > > plenum vortex streamlines. > > > > GH: Inertia and centripetal acceleration are what keep a > > satellite in orbit, > > not "centrifugal force." > > RB: A geocentric view is that inertia is motion relative to > > the surrounding > > plenum > > > > GH: But seriously, I don't see why you have a problem with the idea of > > relative motion. We use such ideas all the time. For example, > > if you want to > > design an airplane you don't have to test your wing by moving it through > > still air at a hundred miles per hour. Instead, you can treat > > the airplane > > as fixed and use a wind tunnel. The result is the same either > > way. The wing > > will fly if air goes over it at a certain relative speed, and it doesn't > > matter whether that's caused by the motion of the airplane or > > the motion of > > the air itself. > > RB: Exactly. Now replace the air with the plenum, the wind with > > the plenum > > motion and the plane with the satellite. This is a GC model of > > satellite > > motion. > > > > GH: Planets and satellites move the way they do because of > > their own inertia > > and because of the force of gravity acting upon them. It's > > really not that > > complicated. > > RB: Substitute the plenum forces for inertia and gravity > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: geocentrism-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > [mailto:geocentrism-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Gary Shelton > > > Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2005 2:58 AM > > > To: geocentrism@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Subject: [geocentrism] Re: Moon landings? > > > > > > > > > Cheryl, > > > > > > I have provided the following link before. But it is a very good > > > link to a > > > heated discussion between Gary Hoge and Robert Sungenis. Mr. > > Hoge firmly > > > believes that the geo satellites (synchronous and stationary > > and polar) > > > solidly prove the earth is turning. Mr. Sungenis denies that. > > > > > > You'd have to give Mr. Hoge the prize for this particular > > debate, but I > > > don't think it's by any means the end of the debate. > > > > > > That link is: > > > http://catholicoutlook.com/gps1.php > > > > > > Read and learn all of this and you'll be very knowledgeable indeed. > > > > > > Sincerely, > > > > > > Gary Shelton > > > > > > Gary Shelton > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Cheryl B." <c.battles@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > > To: <geocentrism@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2005 1:41 AM > > > Subject: [geocentrism] Re: Moon landings? > > > > > > > > > > Philip -- If I need to do more homework, just say so. I > > don't want you > > > all > > > > to have to spoonfeed me everything. I sure do appreciate all you're > > > > teaching me, pulling me up to speed really fast. Hopefully > > when you're > > > > through filling me in, I can have something good to contribute > > > in return. > > > > > > > > Thanks again. Cheryl > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > > Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.1.0 - Release Date: 2/18/05 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.1.0 - Release Date: 2/18/05 > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.2.0 - Release Date: 2/21/05