• SmoothOperator@lemmy.world
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    5 hours ago

    But how would you use the dipole to specify where you are? Isn’t the dipole the same everywhere? I’d think the dipole could possibly specify a fixed direction, but that’s hardly enough to specify a fixed point referencing only the CMB.

    • Björn Tantau@swg-empire.de
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      1 hour ago

      Huh, you’re right. I guess at a position you can use it to define a point. A point where you don’t move in any other direction.