The orbit of satellites experience this phenomenon with a frequency proportional to the radius to the negative seven halfs due to the quadrapole term in the Earth's gravitational field.  Since the Moo
The orbit of satellites experience this phenomenon with a frequency proportional to the radius to the negative seven halfs due to the quadrapole term in the Earth's gravitational field.  Since the Moon orbits the Earth at a slight angle to the Earth's orbit, a variation called nutation is imposed on this effect of the Equinoxes.  There are torque-free and torque-induced varieties of this phenomenon; the torque induced variety is sometimes known as the "gyroscopic" form. For 10 points, name this shift in the axis of a rotating body.
The orbit of satellites experience this phenomenon with a frequency proportional to the radius to the negative seven halfs due to the quadrapole term in the Earth's gravitational field.  
precession