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originally posted by: Gargoyle91
a reply to: InhaleExhale
I thought Nibiru was the concoction of a Old lady from Minnesota ?
You can see how that appears to be doublespeak.
Obviously there's a planet reflecting off the sun, but i don't know my astronomy well enough to know which planet hence my question.
The moon and other planets do it so why not Eris?
originally posted by: InhaleExhale
a reply to: AkontaDarkpaw
You can see how that appears to be doublespeak.
Yes, I see what you mean.
Think how Orbits works around the sun.
Eris and Pluto are supposed to be next to one another and cross orbits every now and then (just to keep it simple, they aren't really close but just to get the jist I hope you know what I mean.)
So you would think that at any time the two would be closer to each other than they are to earth because their orbits cross and are next to each other so to speak.
However, If Eris on 1 side of the sun and Pluto and Earth are on the other then Earth will be closer to Pluto because of how the orbits positioned the planets, if they were all on the same side and aligned with sun, then you would have earth with either Pluto or Eris being a bit closer to us but would be much closer to each other.
Put Pluto or Eris, very distant from the sun on the other side of the sun and then earth becomes closer to one of the two.
I hope I explained in a way that's understandable.
originally posted by: InhaleExhale
a reply to: AkontaDarkpaw
Obviously there's a planet reflecting off the sun, but i don't know my astronomy well enough to know which planet hence my question.
There are 5 planets that reflect the suns light and can be seen with the naked eye during the night.
As orbits come into play, you wont be able top see all 5 every night.
The moon and other planets do it so why not Eris?
basically, distance and size.
With the naked eye we can only see Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.
All the other planets are too far out and not large enough to create a reflection of the suns light to beam back to our naked eyes to see, this is why we use telescopes and other devices to see further out or to see stuff that is smaller when speaking on a planetary scale.
originally posted by: oldcarpy
a reply to: AkontaDarkpaw
No. neither are bright enough to reflect off clouds and cannot be seen in daylight.
I know the moon sometimes can also reflect the sun's light and perhaps this could be an explanation?
originally posted by: InhaleExhale
a reply to: AkontaDarkpaw
I know the moon sometimes can also reflect the sun's light and perhaps this could be an explanation?
Not sometimes, The moon, your hand, any object, be it a wall, a piece of paper, anything that has volume and surface and can be seen by our eyes are seen by your eyes because light is reflecting off it.