Edit - Astronomy Stack Exchange

You are not logged in. Your edit will be placed in a queue until it is peer reviewed.

We welcome edits that make the post easier to understand and more valuable for readers. Because community members review edits, please try to make the post substantially better than how you found it, for example, by fixing grammar or adding additional resources and hyperlinks.

Rev

$\begingroup$ I edited your answer to include an additional clarification and added latex ... feel free to roll back if you do not like it. $\endgroup$
– Tosic
Commented Dec 13, 2019 at 15:49
$\begingroup$ This answer is incorrect. $\endgroup$
– David Hammen
Commented Dec 13, 2019 at 16:16
$\begingroup$ Yes it doesn't seem right ... I think this would be okay if the Moon was stationary relative to the Earth (or moving at constant velocity) ... but it rotates around the Earth and one needs to take centrifugal force into account, is that right? $\endgroup$
– Tosic
Commented Dec 13, 2019 at 17:21
1

$\begingroup$ This is wrong. The moon is in free fall, which eliminates the effect to first order. $\endgroup$
– user15381
Commented Dec 14, 2019 at 1:40

Add a comment |

Correct minor typos or mistakes
Clarify meaning without changing it
Add related resources or links
Always respect the author’s intent
Don’t use edits to reply to the author

create code fences with backticks ` or tildes ~
```
like so
```
add language identifier to highlight code
```python
def function(foo):
print(foo)
```
put returns between paragraphs
for linebreak add 2 spaces at end
_italic_ or **bold**
quote by placing > at start of line
to make links (use https whenever possible)
<https://example.com>
[example](https://example.com)
<a href="https://example.com">example</a>
MathJax equations $\sin^2 \theta$

formatting help »
answering help »

MathJax help »