Path Shape of Venus Over Time Name: Peter C. I was recently
reading a popular fictional novel and it said that if one were
to track Venus' transit through the night sky, it would seem as
though it would form the shape of a 5 pointed star through
course of eight years. I would like to know if this is true.
Have you seen a Spirograph drawing toy (or the applet)? You
could use this to explain how it is possible for any orbit to
define a track such as a five-pointed star by showing the
ellipsoidal path. I do not know if Venus actually tracks that
way, but I do not think it should be Greg (Roberto Gregorius)
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