day. This is due to the light rays which have been bent and would
otherwise escape to the side, being bent back by the atmosphere so they
enter the viewers eye as though coming from a large orange sun. Do these
rays not get bent in this manner at mid-day? They do, but there are several
factors which make the phenomena apparent at dawn and dusk.
1. the angle between the viewer and the Sun at dawn and dusk are such
that more atmosphere is passed through, thus more of bending of the
red spectrum rays is done.
2. competition from other light rays is reduced so the red spectrum rays
are predominant, and the eye thus registers them rather and having
them drown out and supplanted by a different image.
3. at mid-day, when the Sun is overhead, red spectrum light from the
Sun is bent to the side so that any reaching the eye of the viewer
seems to be coming from another object, not the Sun, and is thus
discounted.
Thus, in viewing Planet X, especially when
the inbound planet is faint and small due to
being at a distance, viewing is best when
the spot in the sky is at either horizon, not
overhead. Like the rising or setting sun,
allowing the red spectrum light to pass at
an angle through the atmosphere, thus
passing through more atmosphere, makes
Planet X seem larger, too. Light rays in the red spectrum that are bending to the side as they approach Earth are bent
back, thus seeming to come from the side of Planet X, an illusion that makes it seem larger. Viewing Planet X from a
distance is also affected by red light being bent by other factors in the solar system, and thus the RA and Dec given
seem to vary in an irrational manner. We give coordinates that will best allow man to locate this red planet, as
depending on:
the viewers location on Earth, as to latitude, as distance from the equator affects the thickness of the atmosphere
pooled at the equator and also is affected by factors in the solar system to the north or south, which can differ.
the time of night when they are seeking a peek or to take an image, thus affecting the amount of atmosphere red
light must pass through as it will be either traveling through more atmosphere if at an angle or less if overhead.
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ZetaTalk: Red Light
competition from other light sources, so that the normal requirement to seek to view on a dark, clear night and
eliminate light scatter from cloud cover or pollution or nearby city lights applies in viewing Planet X to a
greater degree, as red light can more easily be bend and become something other to the eye or camera than what
it would be if registered as coming from the source.
The advise for those seeking a peek are to look around the spot given, filtering only for light in the red spectrum, in
particular infrared, and comparing what they see against established and published star charts. The RA and Dec given
are close enough that this practice will bring success, and giving specialized coordinates to this and that viewer, for
this or that day, will not much improve this effort as so many other factors are at play. Thus, we will cease the practice
of giving special coordinates from this date forward, as the viewing public is going to increase in numbers during 2002
and these requests will overwhelm an already exhausted Nancy. Follow the guidelines given, and spend your efforts
there, rather than making demands of Nancy.
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ZetaTalk: Latitude
Note: written during the April, 2002 sci.astro debates.
Why would latitude matter? Mankind is aware that the waters of the oceans mass more at the Equator than at the poles,
due to centrifugal force caused by rotation. The water is pulled outward, creating a drop in pressure there relative to the
water pressure at the poles, thus creating more water at the Equator when the oceans equalize their water pressure.
How does this affect the viewing of the inbound Planet X, when viewing is through the atmosphere not the waters of
the oceans? The atmosphere, being lighter than the oceans, likewise attempts to equalize its air pressure differences.
High pressure areas push into low pressure areas, and where mountain tops have less pressure than the surface of the
Earth, this is measured from the surface of the Earth, not from the dead center of the globe. The reason for this is that
the atmosphere takes the surface as its low point, the point where it cannot drop further, during equalization of air
pressure.
In viewing Planet X, primarily emitting light in the red spectrum, including infrared light, the bending of red light
between the inbound Planet X and the viewer is affected by the following factors:
gravitational and other influences in the solar system between Planet X and Earth, such that if the light must pass
by another planet in its path it may bend toward this planet, diminishing the red light coming directly to the
viewer, and thus making Planet X appear to have a lower magnitude than expected.
the angle of viewing, such that if the red light passes over more of the Earth’s surface, it will tend to bend
toward the Earth and thus will drop into the viewing scope, where otherwise would pass overhead, and thus
viewing Planet X when at the horizon is more optimal than viewing it when directly overhead.
the amount of heavy atmosphere the red light must pass through to reach the viewer, such that if Planet X is
viewed while looking down past the Equator, due to the bulge there in the oceans, thus creating a thickened
atmosphere with its own bending influences.
If the viewer is looking toward a horizon during viewing, it is capturing light that will be bent toward the Earth more,
as it spends more time passing over the Earth than if it were an overhead view. The closer the viewer is to an overhead
shot, the less time is spend passing over the Earth, and thus the less bending that occurs. If the viewer is also looking
over the Equator during this sighting, the viewer is capturing light that must pass over the Equator, and thus the
bending influence that heavy vs. light atmosphere have come into play. Why would this be so? Where it is assumed
that the speed of light is a constant, it is hardly that in fact, but varies depending upon what it must pass through. Man
measures light that passes through space, and calculates the speed of light. In these calculations, any slowing that
might occur during passage through the atmosphere is insignificant, all being an educated guestimate in any case. Red
light passing through thick atmosphere is slowed, by attractions toward elements in the atmosphere and thus, like the
red light coming from a horizon, has more time to be drawn toward the Earth by gravity pull.