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which way is north in space? by schneigl 2006-11-19 12:55:59
No kidding! This is an honest question. I followed a few links from a post about a private super sonic flight and came to this.... clicky
in the lower right hand corner they have axes that point the sun, the comet tail, and North. wasup wit dat? Honestly has someone defined north for the universe?
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  The same direction as it is by LionsPhil2003-12-19 11:45:51
  Would be the center of the galaxy. by subbywan2003-12-19 11:46:47
  Perhaps not for the universe ... by ChuckAB2006-11-19 12:55:59
    does that mean there is a galactic north pole... by schneigl2003-12-19 11:59:14
      Yeah, I can't get there either. (n/t) by subbywan2003-12-19 12:00:26
        <Deleted><Deleted>2003-12-19 12:35:19
          MODS!! by subbywan2003-12-19 12:05:24
          moderated for doublepost (n/t) by fireballmatt2003-12-19 12:35:31
        Here are some other links though: by subbywan2003-12-19 12:03:11
  North in space by nix2006-11-19 12:55:59
    That's from Earth though, not from Space. by subbywan2003-12-19 12:04:01
  I would think that's north relative to the viewer by Sandwich2003-12-19 12:18:50
  Terrestrial north according to Spitzer, by fudje2003-12-19 12:22:22
    Technical correction: by dire_lobo2003-12-19 14:22:25
  a more important and harder to answer question: by pSYCHOi3OY2003-12-19 12:30:04
    You don't. by subbywan2003-12-19 12:40:21
      Wouldn't it be Polar? by PathOGene2006-11-19 12:55:59
        But where to you define your zero-radius line? by subbywan2003-12-19 13:01:02
          GNP is already defined relative to our galaxy. by mwq2003-12-19 15:10:22
            Yep by PathOGene2003-12-19 15:54:41
              My brain keeps nagging by subbywan2003-12-19 15:56:46
      How can you have a north but not a south? by tigermouse2003-12-19 14:27:36
        Because that's only valid by subbywan2003-12-19 14:31:12
          That's the way astronomers seem to define it by tigermouse2003-12-19 14:53:30
            Tis because of two different applications. by subbywan2003-12-19 14:57:54
              But if you have a network of reference stars by tigermouse2003-12-19 15:12:57

 

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