[mrjesse]

Said LeGrande:No, it is the relationship. Apparent motion to actual motion, Vs. apparent position to actual position.

The two statements, "The apparent position and the actual position are not the same", and "The apparent motion and actual motion are not the same" are not synonymous because "position" and "motion" are not synonymous.

You agree that apparent motion is not the same as actual motion, correct? Then is apparent position the same as actual position?

I will agree to no such thing because the apparent motion sometimes is the same as the actual motion, and the apparent position sometimes is the same as the actual position -- so I will not agree to any such absurd statement as yours above.

However it is true that apparent position can be different then actual position, and apparent motion can be different then actual motion, but to say that they are always different is most absurd.

Now, back to my earlier question - why won't you even tell me why you haven't answered my simple color coded questions?

-Jesse

[LeGrande]

However it is true that apparent position can be different then actual position, and apparent motion can be different then actual motion, but to say that they are always different is most absurd.

Ahh, my work is done. You now agree that apparent position and actual position aren't the same thing. I never said that they were always different, sometimes they appear to be the same : )

Nice picture of Venus. My wife loves looking at the rings and moons of the planets.