Okay, so, the other day I was messing around, trying to figure out this whole Mercury retrograde thing. You know, how everyone’s always blaming Mercury retrograde for, like, everything going wrong? I decided to, you know, actually look at what was happening on a specific date. I picked January 26, 2011, just, like, randomly.
First, I kinda just poked around online. I wanted a general idea of what I should even be looking for. It all seemed kinda confusing, but I got the basic idea. It’s not like Mercury actually stops and goes backward, it is something to do with the speed of planets.
Diving Deeper (Sort Of)
Then I found some sites that show, the positions of the planets. I spent, a good chunk of time just, like, clicking around, trying to find that date – January 26, 2011. It was kinda tricky to get used to navigating those websites.
I finally managed to get the planets lined up for the right date.I eyeballed it,I stared at that little dot representing Mercury. and try to figure where it is.
My “Aha!” Moment (Maybe?)
- I played with the date, moving it forward and backward day by day.
- I watched how Mercury moved compared to Earth.
- I noticed it did this weird, loopy thing. Not actually going backward, but kinda looking like it from our view.
So, yeah, I guess that’s what they mean by retrograde. It’s not Mercury having a bad day and reversing course; it’s just how it looks to us because we’re all moving at different speeds.I mean, it makes sense,I didn’t actually “prove” anything scientifically, but I feel like I get it a little better * was kinda cool, actually seeing it for myself!
