Mark Zampella is a musician, recording engineer, graphic designer, voiceover artist, pedal builder, and filmmaker
The Parable of the Five Ants combines noise synths, electric guitar, and implied social commentary.
THE PRECESSION OF THE EQUINOXES
The precession of the equinoxes is caused by the gravitational forces of the Sun and the Moon. Axial precession is similar to the precession of a spinning top. In both cases, the applied force is due to gravity. For a spinning top, this force tends to be almost parallel to the rotation axis initially and increases as the top slows down. For a gyroscope on a stand, it can approach 90 degrees. For the Earth, however, the applied forces of the Sun and the Moon are closer to perpendicular to the axis of rotation.
The apparent position of the Sun relative to the backdrop of the stars at some seasonally fixed time, slowly regresses a full 360 degrees through an almost unwavering path traced by the earth's orbit. Passing through 13 constellations, at the rate of 50.3 seconds of arc per year, meaning 1 degree every 71.6 years. At present, the rate of precession corresponds to a period of 25,772 years.
A consequence of the precession Is a changing pole star.