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Diagram showing the effect of Variation on the Moon's orbit (exaggerated). The action of the Sun on an otherwise circular orbit distorts it into an ellipse with the major axis perpendicular to a line joining the Earth and Sun.

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current	18:12, 27 January 2006	312×324 (1 KB)	Portnadler (Talk \| contribs)	(Diagram showing the effect of Variation on the Moon's orbit (exaggerated). The action of the Sun on an otherwise circular orbit distorts it into an ellipse with the major axis perpendicular to a line joining the Earth and Sun.)
	18:06, 27 January 2006	313×324 (1 KB)	Portnadler (Talk \| contribs)	(Diagram showing the effect of Variation on the Moon's orbit (exaggerated). The action of the Sun on an otherwise circular orbit distorts it into an ellipse with the major axis perpendicular to a line joining the Earth and Sun.)
	17:52, 27 January 2006	552×324 (2 KB)	Portnadler (Talk \| contribs)	(Diagram showing the effect of Variation on the Moon's orbit (exaggerated).)