when viewed from space, does the earth spin from left to right...

[andylawcc]

it should be left to right, right?

my logic is, because East Coast gets the sun before the west, so the earth spins from left to right.

 

[SWScorch]

right

 

[MrFire8808]

dk

 

[TheChort]

i think you mean clockwise.
And you should be a little more specific, like "when you look at the north pole from space, does the earth..."

edit: the earth spins counter-clockwise when viewed from the north pole

 

[andylawcc]

Originally posted by: TheChort
i think you mean clockwise.
And you should be a little more specific, like "when you look at the north pole from space, does the earth..."

well, not from north pole or south pole, but from a horizontal perspective.... like... from Junpiter or 100 miles from earth.

okay, A = Sun, B = Earth, C = POV (point of view). and ABC is a straight line.

 

[NiteWulf]

Originally posted by: andylawcc

Originally posted by: TheChort
i think you mean clockwise.
And you should be a little more specific, like "when you look at the north pole from space, does the earth..."

well, not from north pole or south pole, but from a horizontal perspective.... like... from Junpiter or 100 miles from earth.

okay, A = Sun, B = Earth, C = POV (point of view). and ABC is a straight line.

It still depends on which pole is up and which is down.

If the North pole is up, it spins from left to right. Sun rises in the east...

 

[her209]

Originally posted by: andylawcc

Originally posted by: TheChort
i think you mean clockwise.
And you should be a little more specific, like "when you look at the north pole from space, does the earth..."

well, not from north pole or south pole, but from a horizontal perspective.... like... from Junpiter or 100 miles from earth.

okay, A = Sun, B = Earth, C = POV (point of view). and ABC is a straight line.

The Earth makes a revolution around the sun in 1 year. Jupiter takes quite a bit longer.

 

[eldorado99]

Originally posted by: andylawcc

Originally posted by: TheChort
i think you mean clockwise.
And you should be a little more specific, like "when you look at the north pole from space, does the earth..."

well, not from north pole or south pole, but from a horizontal perspective.... like... from Junpiter or 100 miles from earth.

okay, A = Sun, B = Earth, C = POV (point of view). and ABC is a straight line.

Pretty sure "Juntpiter" is a lot farther than 100 miles...

 

[andylawcc]

Originally posted by: NiteWulf

Originally posted by: andylawcc

Originally posted by: TheChort
i think you mean clockwise.
And you should be a little more specific, like "when you look at the north pole from space, does the earth..."

well, not from north pole or south pole, but from a horizontal perspective.... like... from Junpiter or 100 miles from earth.

okay, A = Sun, B = Earth, C = POV (point of view). and ABC is a straight line.

It still depends on which pole is up and which is down.

If the North pole is up, it spins from left to right. Sun rises in the east...

true true.

ack. this is harder than I thought

 

[ScottyB]

I thought that Earth was stationary and that the sun rotated around us. Isn't that what Jesus said?

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: andylawcc
well, not from north pole or south pole, but from a horizontal perspective.... like... from Junpiter or 100 miles from earth.

okay, A = Sun, B = Earth, C = POV (point of view). and ABC is a straight line.

That gives you absolutely zero information on orientation

When viewing the South pole, the earth spins clockwise.
When viewing the equator, with the south pole to the bottom, the earth spins left to right.
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[her209]

Originally posted by: her209

Originally posted by: andylawcc

Originally posted by: TheChort
i think you mean clockwise.
And you should be a little more specific, like "when you look at the north pole from space, does the earth..."

well, not from north pole or south pole, but from a horizontal perspective.... like... from Junpiter or 100 miles from earth.

okay, A = Sun, B = Earth, C = POV (point of view). and ABC is a straight line.

The Earth makes a revolution around the sun in 1 year. Jupiter takes quite a bit longer.

Also, based on the above observation, the direction of rotation of the Earth observed from Jupiter depends on where the Earth is in its orbit, ie, what season its in.

 

[TheChort]

Originally posted by: andylawcc

Originally posted by: TheChort
i think you mean clockwise.
And you should be a little more specific, like "when you look at the north pole from space, does the earth..."

well, not from north pole or south pole, but from a horizontal perspective.... like... from Junpiter or 100 miles from earth.

okay, A = Sun, B = Earth, C = POV (point of view). and ABC is a straight line.

well, that's specific enough

oh, and i made a mistake in my first post, the earth spins counter-clockwise when viewed from the north pole.

So, you're right. That means it would spin left to right from ANY horizontal POV

 

[TheChort]

Originally posted by: ScottyB
I thought that Earth was stationary and that the sun rotated around us. Isn't that what Jesus said?

sorry, all Jesus said was that Junpiter loves you

 

[Baked]

I was asking the astronomy professor what's on the other side of a black hole (not the other side of the tube, more like other side of a mirror), and he didn't give me a straight answer. I don't think he gave me an answer at all.

And how do we know North Pole is really North Pole and not South Pole?

 

[andylawcc]

Originally posted by: Baked
And how do we know North Pole is really North Pole and not South Pole?

AHHHHHHHHHHHH STOP IT!!!!

 

[dighn]

thumb pointing north, rotation would be in the direction of curl of the other four fingers. I think...

 

[Rubycon]

The earth spins both ways in myspace. :laugh:

 

[DrPizza]

Originally posted by: dighn
thumb pointing north, rotation would be in the direction of curl of the other four fingers. I think...

:laugh:
Yes, you're right. Of course, you didn't say which hand, so you're also wrong.

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: TheChort

So, you're right. That means it would spin left to right from ANY horizontal POV

Nein, the POV looking directly at the equator with the south pole above you would be reversed.

 

[dighn]

Originally posted by: DrPizza

Originally posted by: dighn
thumb pointing north, rotation would be in the direction of curl of the other four fingers. I think...

:laugh:
Yes, you're right. Of course, you didn't say which hand, so you're also wrong.

omg :Q I kept thinking the right hand rule, axis from south to north and I forgot to mention the word "right"! :|

 

[George P Burdell]

1. Get one of these
2. Imagine you're in space looking down upon the earth.
3. Profit?

 

[McGyver]

point of reference...

 

[tweakmm]

Where in space are you looking at it from?
:laugh:

 

[igowerf]

To keep yourself oriented, just remember that the enemy's gate is down.