Message from @RogueReflector

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2019-10-15 03:11:32 UTC  

How’s the angle change too small for the sun to take the measurement we do for the moon

2019-10-15 03:11:36 UTC  

for all practical purposes, they are the same apparent size

2019-10-15 03:11:51 UTC  

Be cause it's further away

2019-10-15 03:11:56 UTC  

Lol

2019-10-15 03:12:12 UTC  

We r getting the distance with the angle change I thought

2019-10-15 03:12:13 UTC  

The angle change is too small to measure

2019-10-15 03:12:27 UTC  

The angle change is giving us the distance

2019-10-15 03:12:34 UTC  

Ya and with a large enough distance this method is too inaccurate

2019-10-15 03:12:39 UTC  

It’s the same as the moon

2019-10-15 03:13:08 UTC  

Ya but the angle change we get when we do this on the moon is a number much large than the uncertainty in our instrument

2019-10-15 03:13:14 UTC  

If u did the measurement to the moon with ur angles and the sun u get the same number

2019-10-15 03:13:22 UTC  

No they're different

2019-10-15 03:13:30 UTC  

Indicating the moon is much closer

2019-10-15 03:14:04 UTC  

Ok let’s take this nice and slow

2019-10-15 03:14:15 UTC  

2 people on earth solar eclipse

2019-10-15 03:14:18 UTC  

Ya I think you're missing something

2019-10-15 03:14:24 UTC  

Hang on a sec

2019-10-15 03:15:01 UTC  

2 people on earth solar eclipse at totality they are gonna check the angles and come up with the same number

2019-10-15 03:15:07 UTC  

I don't understand what "angles" we're talking about here

2019-10-15 03:15:21 UTC  

@jeremy ya that makes no sense

2019-10-15 03:15:32 UTC  

What angle are you talking about

2019-10-15 03:15:39 UTC  

How would u get different numbers

2019-10-15 03:15:48 UTC  

Diff numbers for what

2019-10-15 03:16:01 UTC  

Ok let’s go nice and slow

2019-10-15 03:16:21 UTC  

You aren't explaining your idea properly

2019-10-15 03:16:24 UTC  

We are gonna. Measure the distance to the moon and sun using this angle thing during a solar eclipse

2019-10-15 03:16:31 UTC  

K

2019-10-15 03:16:33 UTC  

Unfollow sonfar

2019-10-15 03:16:37 UTC  

Ok

2019-10-15 03:16:44 UTC  

Yep

2019-10-15 03:17:32 UTC  

When the moon exactly covers the sun they will get the angles

2019-10-15 03:17:37 UTC  

K

2019-10-15 03:17:51 UTC  

How are the numbers different

2019-10-15 03:18:29 UTC  

How far apart are the two observers h

2019-10-15 03:18:47 UTC  

U decide

2019-10-15 03:19:01 UTC  

How about west coast of us and east coast

2019-10-15 03:19:16 UTC  

Ok

2019-10-15 03:19:22 UTC  

Say 2000 miles

2019-10-15 03:19:44 UTC  

Well then. When one is in totality the other is not, and will see the sun partially covered

2019-10-15 03:19:56 UTC  

Ok use them closer

2019-10-15 03:20:12 UTC  

K let's put them right on top of each other