Ellipses in Real Life - Orbits

Author:Chip Rollinson

Elliptical Orbits

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Juno's path from Earth to Jupiter (very cool video that demonstrates some serious creativity)

Realtime journey of light for its first 45 minutes from the sun... (Earth is at 8:20, Jupiter at 43:12)

Why are orbits elliptical?

Sources: http://www.space.com/16080-solar-system-planets.html http://www.grandunification.com/hypertext/Planet_Orbits.html http://www.astronomynotes.com/tables/tablesb.htm

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