Reinventing the Universe
“Gentles, perchance you wonder at this show:
But wonder on, till truth make all things plain.”
William Shakespeare
"A Midsummer Night's Dream"
My name is Jerrold Thacker and I have had an ongoing
interest in astronomy for over 60 years. During that time, after countless
hours of research, I have become convinced that the universe is very much
different than the picture astronomers would have us believe.
I consider myself to be an Astronomical
Devil’s Advocate!
This web site will explain what I believe to be wrong in
today’s astronomy and plausible alternate explanations for everything I think
is wrong.
This web site is designed to briefly discuss various topics
and then provide a link to more detailed information on each. As it could take
a long time to wade through all the links provided, I suggest you bookmark this
page, and come back to it from time to time.
I would also appreciate your passing this website address to others if
you find it interesting.
Enjoy the journey. If you peruse some or most of the topics
below and still believe what astronomers are telling us, then I have failed my
purpose. Please feel free to contact me with your comments and observations.
Links to More Information
1.
The
Shapiro effect can explain the redshift of distant galaxies. This is a “tired light” effect that explains
how light loses energy as a function of distance, resulting in a redshift, as determined
by Hubble. It is based on Einstein’s
General Theory of Relativity, and has been experimentally verified many
times. For more information see The
Shapiro Effect
2.
Quasars
are not very distant, and do not emit the tremendous energies attributed to
them, There is also a possible explanation for their very high redshifts. For more information see Quasars.
3.
Current
estimates of the distance to stars are seriously flawed, and stars are much
nearer than previously thought, with the closest just a few light weeks
away. This is a fascinating section which could
change just about everything we thought we knew about stars. For more information see Distance
to the Stars.
4.
Nearly 50%
of thestars observed are doubles.The chance of this being random is very low.
We show that double stars, including most binary systems the result of the
deflection of starlight by gravity. For more information, see Double Stars and Gravity.
5.
Many, or
even most, of the galaxies and star clusters are optical illusions. I know it
sounds off the wall, but I present what I believe are sound arguments that much
of what we see in the heavens are optical illusions caused by the deflection of
light by gravity. For more information see
Optical
Illusions in the Universe.
6.
Many, if not most, of the star images we see in the heavens
are not real—they are optical images. See Stars as Optical Illusions.
7.
Pulsars
may not be rotating neutron stars. They
may be really pulsating black holes. For
more information see Pulsars.
8.
Neutrinos
may travel faster than light. This
section addresses the recent CERN experiment which seemed to show that
neutrinos travel faster than the speed of light. I contend that neutrinos travel at the
speed of light, and that the measurement of the speed of light is
underestimated due to the effect of gravity on light. For more information see Neutrinos.
9.
The sun
may be a pulsar. Interesting
observations you may not know about the sun. For more information see The Sun may be a Pulsar!.
10.
There is
an explanation for the missing mass theory. There may not be any missing matter
in the universe. All those years spent
looking for missing mass that can’t be found is probably because there isn’t
any! For more information see Missing Mass.
11.
The cosmic
background radiation (CBR) is not proof of a Big Bang. There was no big bang,
and the CBR does not have the characteristics that it should have if there was
a big bang. For more information see Cosmic Background Radiation.
12.
We use
information we have gained to present an intriguing new concept of how the
planets of the solar system evolved over time.
This section explains things about the solar system that has plagued
astronomers for ages. For more
information see The Solar System
Contact me with your comments. I respond to all e-mail. JThacker@msn.com.