[AurorA] “There is indeed. However of a vaster Sort than anyone has conjectured. The scale on which orbit is accomplished is vaster still than ocean depths. The orbit of HelioStella in the ‘vast reaches of space’ are singular in nature. While it may seem to many you rotate about a central core, the Truth of the ‘matter’ is, you rotate not. […] The ‘orbit’ of your HelioStella takes not a journey of forward momentum. It is instead hovering like a giant balloon tethered in space on a longitudinal axis of perpendicular motion.”
Here are her words on a simplified graph.
Now, one thing to keep in mind before we continue is the notion of perspective. That is to say, the location of the observer predetermines how an event is described. For example, a car looks different viewed from above than from the front. If you watch a car driving straight ahead toward you, you will see it grow larger and closer to you. However, from a birds eye view, you would see that same car getting smaller as it goes further away from your stationary point. In either case, the car movement doesn’t change even though it can be described in seemingly opposing ways. How can a car get larger and closer and smaller and further away at the same time? It is just a matter of perspective. Neither statement contradicts nor excludes the other.
Another thing to keep in mind is that expectations may cause the observer to make wrong conclusions regarding the event being observed. Let’s return to our story for an example of this.
[AurorA] “HelioStella, while on its rotational axis moves approximately three quarters of a spin, or turn, each rotational day. It recovers a rotational spin each and every fourth day. This means, that coherent motion is lost each and every fourth rotation of HelioStella measure. […] In Terra’s rotational axis, there is no such coherence to a ‘standard orbit’, for each and every turn of HelioStella dictates a right and proper order of rotation of Terra’s magnetic core.”
[Showay] “But wouldn’t that render our navigational instruments useless?”
AurorA smiled. “There is right and proper function of all magnetic instruments due to the ‘core’ belief in that function, for after all, observation is the key factor. The observed, acts as the observer expects. A key discrepancy would be indicated if the observer were to avoid ‘discontinued’ observation wherein he explains away small inconsistencies or adjusts for minute variations such as latitude or longitude.”
As an engineer, I’m quite familiar with what AurorA is saying. In engineering / science there are two practices that are the backbone of modern theories. One: correction factors. That is to say if the theory / equation does not match the data / reality then fudge it with a “correction factor” to make it look like it does. Two: average mean or standard deviation. That is to say, lump data together so as to allow small inconsistencies to be ignored or explained away.
This kind of makes we wonder if the similarities between what is happening between Terra and us on Earth can simply be explained away…