Recent content by Johio

DH, I really appreciate the time you are giving to replying to my questions. You are saving me from a lot of previous inaccurate information & premises, which led me to theorize toward a wrong headed conclusion. Thanks for your service. Now, I have some reading to do. :D

DH, and DACrucik, thanks for your prompt replies. I appreciate the schooling. I remember reading somewhere that our solar system has a cycle (orbit), within this solar arm , of 26,000 years. (Maybe this relates to the Procession of the Equinoxes, but I have not read up on that yet either)...

[FONT="Verdana"][SIZE="5"] Hello, total layman here. I have some questions & ideas, but no one to discuss them with, so here I am. 1. In the continuum between a completely circular orbit, and a maximally elliptical orbit, what characteristics of the orbital body and the gravitational source...