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To: philman_36

If I put my thumb out directly in front of my face at noon or right before sunset, the sun is the same relative size to my thumb. You can even try this yourself.

If the sun is as close as your model says it should be, the relative size should be drastically different. So, why not? Also, in the model you have shown, the sun would never “set”, but would disappear before it arrived at the horizon.


189 posted on 07/03/2018 6:31:59 PM PDT by kosciusko51
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To: kosciusko51
If I put my thumb out directly in front of my face at noon or right before sunset, the sun is the same relative size to my thumb. You can even try this yourself.

The sun is the same in a relative way, but you're older.

190 posted on 07/03/2018 6:33:56 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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You watch this and then tell me that the sun isn't "getting smaller" as it "sets".

Sycamore Canyon Beach Sun shrinking

194 posted on 07/03/2018 7:02:31 PM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: kosciusko51
And don't forget, we're looking at an object above us moving away from us. We're not looking at something on the same level. It skews the vanishing point view that we see with objects on the same plane as ourselves (road/car, train/tracks).
198 posted on 07/03/2018 7:24:51 PM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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