Taken over a number of years, Stars skirting a Black Hole.
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On the Brink of Forever
- Thread starter Weatherman2020
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It's gravity, man.
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Taken over a number of years, Stars skirting a Black Hole.
Yet from the POV of the star, that one orbit probably took 10 million years
Wuwei
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A mesmerizing precessing orbit.
BULLDOG
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A mesmerizing precessing orbit.
Even more mesmerizing when you consider the constantly changing inertial and gravitational forces and how precisely we can project the rout the object will take. Notice the apogee, perigee, and velocity change with each revolution.
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