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Old 01-May-2008, 07:06 PM
John Mendenhall John Mendenhall is offline
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Originally Posted by Amber Robot View Post
The so-called "Pioneer Effect" is acceleration *towards* the Sun, which would seem to be in the exact opposite direction than expected if caused by universal expansion. So, I'm not sure how this supports your argument.
Yes, there are big problems with arguing that space expanded locally while the orbits stayed fixed. In particular, I think it would be detectable within the orbits of the planets.
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