Baluncore said:
So this thread has nothing to do with the movement of the fixed stars, and everything to do with the precession of the equinoxes, against the background of the fixed stars.
Should this thread title be:
"How did ancient astronomers identify the Precession of the Equinoxes".
Thanks for pointing that out.
Does that mean they did or didn't notice the stars move? (with such slow changes from the 26,000 year cycle of axial precession)
For me personally, and possibly for many more people than you might suspect, my reading comprehension plummets for technically worded writings.
Wouldn't expect you to understand as it's perhaps (understandably) beyond your personal experience.
But I voice it to help inspire people who can relate and who might dread to voice their experience in what they might perceive as an unwelcoming atmosphere to voice it.
Rereading a topic and searching for multiple places that rephrased it various ways and searching for visual demos does help in many cases, but there are also many instances where I can spend months and years revisiting a topic and it's merely spinning wheels getting nowhere, or gaining a mistaken sense of understanding only to find out it's an utterly incorrect misunderstanding of the topic.
For certain cases, realization is possible only if someone spells it out (in the right way). No amount of personal review gets anywhere.
Upon reaching that point, then I ask on a forum and hope that someone knowledgeable already has the knowledge or can point where to find it (in some form that makes sense).
Been preparing to do a livestream with physics people hired to tutor me through difficult concepts in Q & A style so that people can benefit for free and so that everyone can witness the issue where comprehension plummets with technical content, and hopefully more people with similar issues will step forward.