[punchamullah]

The distance to the visible horizon depends upon the height of eye. From the bridge of most ships that I sailed on it was considered to be roughly six miles.

[philman_36]

From the bridge of most ships that I sailed on it was considered to be roughly six miles.

And what happened when you looked through a pair of binoculars? How about some really strong binoculars?

Well, I don’t know if you consider this to be an average binocular:

We called them ‘Big Eyes’ and i could read newsprint from a mile away on the USS Holland’s set.

File:US Navy 050419-N-7526R-060 Cryptologic Technician 1st Class Jasen Williams, right, mans the Big Eyes binoculars as Operations Specialist Seaman Stephani Wood stands by, waiting to pass along any instructions as USS Blue Ridge

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