23 Apr 06
Originally posted by sonhouseWhat kind of orbit?
I have asked this question in debates and spirituality but gotten no response:
Muslims have to pray in the direction of Mecca so how do you do that if you are in orbit around the earth? The direction to Mecca changes so fast I don't see how that could be done.
23 Apr 06
Originally posted by sonhouseThere are more than two basic kinds, thare are also polar orbits and equatorial orbits.
Well you get two basic kinds, circular and elliptical, take your pick.
But apart from that - the kind of orbit seems not to have any relevance of the queston stated? Where do I miss anything?
23 Apr 06
Originally posted by FabianFnasIt would change how fast the angle to Mecca changed.
There are more than two basic kinds, thare are also polar orbits and equatorial orbits.
But apart from that - the kind of orbit seems not to have any relevance of the queston stated? Where do I miss anything?
23 Apr 06
Originally posted by TheMaster37Yes, that would work except for the part that the reason for low earth orbits is its safer, if you had to live at the geosynchronous height
Assuming the station you're in keeps one face to the earth all the time:
Generally, it wouldn't be too hard, you might be a couple of degrees of occasionally.
If the station you're in is in stationary orbit, you'd have no problem at all. Mekka would always be at the same spot.
you would need a lot of extra radiation shielding but the theory is right. You could be orbiting almost directly above mecca since it's close to the equator. Seems to me that any low earth orbit from polar to equatorial would present pretty much the same problem, maybe there could be an orbit that at least reduces the computational load to figure it out, not that such orbital mechanics is THAT big a deal to modern PC's.
23 Apr 06
Another problem Muslims have (?) is about the month of Ramadan.
(1) Ramadan is a month whit a different dates from year to year. So Ramadan may well occur around winter solstice. (Correct me if I'm wrong.)
(2) During Ramadan a true Muslim has to fast during daytime. Daytime is between sun rising and sun setting. You can only eat when the sun is down. (Correct me if I'm wrong.)
North of the polar circle the sun is never rising around winter solstice. There is no daylight. For example in the Swedish city of Kiruna, far up in the north. How can they survive during the wintertime Ramadan?
In orbit, when do Muslims eat and when do they fast? I think a low orbit takes around 90 minutes of which 45 minutes you can't see the sun. Is that period considered being night, and the other 45 minutes being day? And in this case - how many days is Ramadan?
Forgive me my ignorance of Muslim traditions. The questions are only about practicalities and not about faith.
23 Apr 06
Originally posted by FabianFnasSeems no problem to me. They can eat all "day" long, since the sun never rises.
(2) During Ramadan a true Muslim has to fast during daytime. Daytime is between sun rising and sun setting. You can only eat when the sun is down. (Correct me if I'm wrong.)
North of the polar circle the sun is never rising around winter solstice. There is no daylight. For example in the Swedish city of Kiruna, far up in the north. How can they survive during the wintertime Ramadan?
23 Apr 06
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Originally posted by crazyblueOh, sorry, your'e perfectly right.
Seems no problem to me. They can eat all "day" long, since the sun never rises.
I meant the other solstice, not the winter one.
At Kiruna at *summer* solstice, when the sun never sets, when the sun is up 24 hours a day - when do they eat? Or do they starve to death?
23 Apr 06
Originally posted by FabianFnasIt's against Sharia Law for Muslims to go that far north or south.
Oh, sorry, your'e perfectly right.
I meant the other solstice, not the winter one.
At Kiruna at *summer* solstice, when the sun never sets, when the sun is up 24 hours a day - when do they eat? Or do they starve to death?
Muslims don't believe in outer space.
24 Apr 06
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Originally posted by TheMaster37Unless, of course, you forget you are talking about religion instead of something else. Besides the "speeds" of the capitals wouldn't match up anyway.
Assuming the station you're in keeps one face to the earth all the time:
Mekka would always be at the same spot.
But..
The earth is moving at the same speed anyway, and the dome is on top of itself, so when you are on top of it, since it's on the earth anyway, nothing,s gonna' change.
So...
As you can "plainly" seek..
it's kind of a silly question..
unless you are talking about "adding" and extra proton to the "insides" -'of the first orbit'- anyway..
then the "whole size" is going to change dramatically...
making the "speed" of a straight line, the linear in this case anway irrelevant. It will increase, making moot the point of no "return", if i am able.
So it doesn't really matter what direction you are pointing in the first place, as long as you know what you are doing.
24 Apr 06
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Originally posted by eldragonflyNo really, what the hell?
Unless, of course, you forget you are talking about religion instead of something else. Besides the "speeds" of the capitals wouldn't match up anyway.
But..
The earth is moving at the same speed anyway, and the dome is on top of itself, so when you are on top of it, since it's on the earth anyway, nothing,s gonna' change.
So...
As you can " ou are pointing in the first place, as long as you know what you are doing.