How Earth Moves

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Published 2016-06-13
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Jake’s video about The Curiosity Box:    • I Have a Secret  

Minute Physics on why December days are the longest:    • Why December Has The Longest Days  

StandUpMaths on calendars and leap days:    • Leap Years: we can do better  

Tom Scott on the Equation of Time:    • The Equation of Time: Clocks Vs Sundials  

My video on what would happen if the Earth stopped spinning:    • What If The Earth Stopped Spinning?  

GREAT visuals showing how Earth moves around the sun:    • Earth's motion around the Sun, not as...  

www.timeanddate.com/

George Washington’s birthday: www.archives.gov/legislative/features/washington/

real-time sub solar point location: rl.se/sub-solar-point

Lahaina noon images from the Oahu Astrophotography club: www.facebook.com/OahuAstrophotoClub

analemma: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analemma

great solargraph and analemma images: analemma.pl/english-version

interactive seasons and ecliptic simulator: astro.unl.edu/classaction/animations/coordsmotion/…

Nasa video of seasonal movement of Earth: svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/20063

Tropical year: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_year

Earth rotation specifics: svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/details.cgi?aid=20196

How Earth moves through the universe:

astrosociety.org/edu/publications/tnl/71/howfast.h…
www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2013/03/04/vorte…
space.gizmodo.com/racing-while-standing-still-1558…
www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1rhu7r/i_alwa…

minute physics on cab:    • Picture of the Big Bang (a.k.a. Oldes...  

PBS spacetime on the cosmic microwave background:

   • Cosmic Microwave Background Explained  

   • Cosmic Microwave Background Challenge...  

CMB rest frame:

physics.stackexchange.com/questions/25928/is-the-c…
www.reddit.com/r/AskPhysics/comments/2va4t6/does_n…

Wikipedia:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_time
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidereal_time
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calendar
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorian_calendar
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calendar_reform
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_length_fluctuations
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_microwave_background

wikicommons images:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundial#/media/File:Kew_Gard…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:CathedralofLearningLawi…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami_Beach,_Florida#/media/…

To explore space, I highly recommend these:

www.shatters.net/celestia/
en.spaceengine.org/

music by youtube.com/jakechudnow
and www.audionetwork.com/

Awesome 3D graphics by Eric Langlay: youtube.com/user/ericdraven30
Lame 2D stuff by me.

All Comments (21)
  • @iceisnibir
    Vsauce is the guy who starts talking about quantum mechanics at the family dinner table
  • @katandersen8882
    My granny of 107 years passed this week, it’s crazy to think how far through the universe she traveled in her life.
  • @hyabott5452
    I love how Vsauce can turn one question into another over and over for eternity yet still keep it entertaining and interesting
  • @thejungwookim
    It's bizarre to think that every time that we watch this video we will be millions of miles and kilometers away from where we last watched it.
  • @Corbinhol
    "Why are you late" Vsauce: But am I Really Late?
  • @skuski9198
    “Excuse me, Do you know what time it is?” Michael: when the universe was create-
  • @briansansone
    If animations like this were around when I took astronomy years ago, I would have spent MUCH less time wracking my brain and trying to visualize the motions of everything in the sky! Great graphics; Great learning tool!
  • @giannisskokos
    21 minutes of your video , took me 2 hours to me to watch (time is relevant) as I paused it again and again to try to grab the concepts... And It worthed every single second. Thank you, I feel grateful having seen this.
  • @birbgaming6269
    dude, i live in Honolulu and have driven past that sculpture so many times not knowing why it was there. my mind has been expanded.
  • @H0SANNA
    You know what? Earth’s rotation really makes my day
  • @leandrometfan
    This video, and Messages for the future, has to be Vsauce's best works. Trully inspirational.
  • @eluness1615
    This video is complex. In order to fully understand it i have to watch it over and over again. This is the kind of content i like to spend time on it. Keep up the great work !!!
  • @-Abduuu
    “Exceptember” You gotta love Michael.
  • @crisf1102
    This video deserves being on the hall of fame if the internet
  • @DM-gn3cp
    *understands 10% of this video* Knowledge is power.
  • @finnish_hunter
    I love Michael's content, not just because of him but also because of his fanbase, I love watching Vsauce and scrolling through the comments of every video and finding something interesting😂
  • I love these old vsauce videos so much Vsauce: "Hey do you have a best friend that is there for you 24/7/365?" Also Vsauce: "Here is the literal path your life will take through the universe, we traced it for you!"