Another Quora question prompted me to look at an animated video. It is related to the Metonic Cycle (of the Moon) post of 6-30-2022. However, it taught me what sidereal and synodic months are. Sidereal is pronounced si (long i) deer (accent here) e ul.
First, the Quora question:
https://www.quora.com/Why-is-a-sidereal-day-and-month-shorter-than-a-synodic-day-and-month-and-a-sidereal-year-longer-than-a-synodic-year
Now, the animation (skip the question, if you like, and just look at the animation):
https://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/animations/content/sidereal.html
First, the Quora question:
https://www.quora.com/Why-is-a-sidereal-day-and-month-shorter-than-a-synodic-day-and-month-and-a-sidereal-year-longer-than-a-synodic-year
Now, the animation (skip the question, if you like, and just look at the animation):
https://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/animations/content/sidereal.html
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