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Originally Posted by Robert Tulip
Canopus is on the Sun’s rotational axis, very close to the South Celestial Pole. This diagram of precession of the South Polar stars shows how Canopus moves towards and away from the South Celestial Pole on an apparent path matching the precession period of 25765 years. |
What do you mean by "on the Sun's rotational axis"? Looking at the diagrams you provide, it would seem that Canopus is more than ten degrees from the Sun's axis, unless I misunderstand what is being represented. Checking it out a little further, it looks closer to 15 degrees.
Any star is going to move towards and away from the South Celestial Pole with a period of 25765 years, because that is the period of the movement of the South Celestial Pole, right?
And the
Sirius Research Group might have a problem with this theory! They think the culprit is Sirius, not Canopus.
