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originally posted by: TEOTWAWKIAIFF
The fact that our sun is influenced by Sirius might also play a role.
Is there any reason the plane of the Solar System should be the same as the Galaxy?
The plane of the solar system not being in line with the rest of the plane of the Milky Way has never been explained (as far as I know).
What makes you think the Sun is influenced by Sirius? In what way is it influenced?
The fact that our sun is influenced by Sirius might also play a role.
I saw that... and as I said, I am still not convinced it has to be a body in orbit around our sun.
The plane of the solar system not being in line with the rest of the plane of the Milky Way has never been explained (as far as I know).
HE Earth and the entire Milky Way galaxy will eventually be SWALLOWED by our largest galactic neighbour, astronomers warned today. ... Our galaxy will first be eaten by two nearby dwarf galaxies, the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, before being consumed by the Andromeda galaxy
Well it doesn't have to be, it could be orbiting a brown dwarf that we can't see as well.
No, it isn't. But in 4 billion years or so there will be a collision between the Milky Way and Andromeda.
Yes it has, our Galaxy is being eaten by Andromeda,
A more suitable candidate would be a star closer to the plane of the Solar System, or celestial equator. Sirius meets this criteria, at a declination of -17°. It is also the brightest star in the night sky, three times brighter than Alpha Centauri and twice as bright as the next brightest star Canopus. Sirius is also the 5th closest system of stars to our own [6]. More significant is the fact that The Sirius Research Group has been recording the position of Sirius for approximately 20 years now and has not recorded any measurable alteration in its location relative to the precession [7].
Imagine that you are holding hands with a friend, face to face. If you both began to spin around in a circle, your friend would appear to be stationary, while everything around them would appear to be spinning very rapidly. Your joined hands would be the focal point of the revolving motion. While the surrounding environment would not be spinning around, it would appear to be from you perspective.
originally posted by: TEOTWAWKIAIFF
But this about how Sirius influences the sun as we both orbit in the galaxy.
What missing companion?
The website previous quoted asks "what star seems to fit the sun's missing companion" question.
Not a very good one, I'm afraid.
Again, this is just a counter point to the Planet 9 argument.
They throw some pretty basic physics out the window, as well. The fact that the proper motion of Sirius precludes any gravitational relationship to the Sun, for example. We are moving at far beyond escape velocity relative to each other.
They throw out a couple and then explain why Sirius fits the bill for a distended companion.