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Orbital Motion Sirius A and Sirius B
Sirius A Sirius B
Centerof mass
Orbital plane (looking perpendicular tothe orbital plane along the red arrow)
Orbital plane (looking at an angle)
Orbital Motion Sirius A and Sirius B
Sirius A Sirius B
Centerof mass
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Plane of the Sky
The "center of mass"will remain fixed in thefollowing slides.
Watch the orbitscarefully.
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