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To: itsahoot; Boogieman

I think the term is “angular diameter.” (I had to look it up, as my space-word skills are rusty).

Try this, if it helps.

https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/7736/what-is-the-angular-diameter-of-earth-as-seen-from-the-moon


156 posted on 06/25/2019 2:34:05 PM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: Larry Lucido

Apparent size works too. Angular diameter or angular distance is what we would use to measure the apparent size. Of course if you have photos taken with unknown cameras with unknown lenses and unknown zoom settings from unknown locations at unknown times when the earth and moon are in unknown positions in their orbits, it is going to be impossible six ways from Sunday to determine the actual angular distances.

I’m sure we could do research and figure out some of those variables but I doubt we could get all that information, and we certainly can’t make any useful judgements without even trying to obtain that information.


167 posted on 06/26/2019 7:58:34 AM PDT by Boogieman
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To: Larry Lucido

Thanks looks interesting.


171 posted on 06/26/2019 10:38:35 AM PDT by itsahoot (Welcome to the New USA where Islam is a religion of peace and Christianity is a mental disorder.)
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