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To: discostu

“4 times bigger”

So shouldn’t the earth look 4 times bigger?


36 posted on 08/26/2023 6:54:56 AM PDT by 1of10 (be vigilant , be strong, be safe, be 1 of 10 .)
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To: 1of10

Ish. The math between spherical size and how it looks as a “disk” is a little complicated (meaning I forgot the formula and don’t want to do the math). But basically if the moon is the size of a quarter in earth’s sky then the earth should be about the size of a silver dollar in the moon’s sky. Bigger but not HUGE, the two bodies just aren’t that different in size.


39 posted on 08/26/2023 7:03:23 AM PDT by discostu (like a dog being shown a card trick)
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To: 1of10
it's loading ..I think ..
40 posted on 08/26/2023 7:09:52 AM PDT by 1of10 (be vigilant , be strong, be safe, be 1 of 10 .)
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To: 1of10

it does


49 posted on 08/26/2023 7:27:09 AM PDT by babble-on
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