1. At 1:20 - How does the north star and every star and constellation remain fixed for thousands of years and in the same orbit westward around polaris? We know the north moves slightly in a circle but for the most part it's fixed above the north pole, the center of the earth.Just post a specific argument or two, either a time stamp or caption.
2. Most places on earth do not get exposed to 12 hours of sunlight per day as you would expect on a globe.
3. I we're on a spinning flying ball maintaining the same speed, there should be equal 12 hour days and nights everywhere edit from me: most of the year round.
Does Earth’s orbit speed up and slow down when its closer/farther from the Sun, like the Moon’s orbit?
Yes! Earth orbits the Sun at an average distance of 149.6 million kilometers every 365.2564 days. The orbital speed of the Earth averages 29.78 km/s (107,200 km/hr), which is fast enough to move its own diameter length (about 12,600 km) in seven minutes (and the distance to the Moon (384,000 km) in four hours-- taken, in part from Wikipedia). On January 3, 2011, when the Earth was at its closest to the Sun (perihelion, 147.1 million kilometers), it was traveling at 30.29 km/s. On July 4, 2011, when the Earth was farthest from the Sun (aphelion, 152.1 million kilometers) it was traveling at 30.29 km/s.
FAQ - Earth | Planetary Science Institute - I don't really trust this or Wikipedia or nasa for that matter, why no 12 hour days and nights on most of the world?
4. The wide variety of length of day and night in different latitudes means throughout the year means we're not on a spinning ball.
5. The midnight sun happens in the Arctic but not the Antarctic, from 71 degrees south latitude the sun sets on May 17th and is not seen again on the horizon until June 21st. This is exactly what you'd expect and a flat earth. Globers will claim this isn't true and the Antarctic DOES get a Midnight sun. The problem with that assertion is, NOBODY can go down and check independently and there's only one video with footage of this midnight sun in the southern hemisphere. It's believed to be Fake.
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