Orbits of the planets

There are nine planets.

The planets revolve around the sun.
The innermost planets go around the fastest

Earth and Venus


What does this look like from the point of view of the earth?

Venus moves on a little circle the center of which moves on a big circle around the earth. The result


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Davison E. Soper, Institute of Theoretical Science, University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403 USA soper@bovine.uoregon.edu