Message from @RogueReflector
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How’s the angle change too small for the sun to take the measurement we do for the moon
for all practical purposes, they are the same apparent size
Be cause it's further away
Lol
We r getting the distance with the angle change I thought
The angle change is too small to measure
The angle change is giving us the distance
Ya and with a large enough distance this method is too inaccurate
It’s the same as the moon
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
If u did the measurement to the moon with ur angles and the sun u get the same number
No they're different
Indicating the moon is much closer
Ok let’s take this nice and slow
2 people on earth solar eclipse
Ya I think you're missing something
Hang on a sec
2 people on earth solar eclipse at totality they are gonna check the angles and come up with the same number
I don't understand what "angles" we're talking about here
@jeremy ya that makes no sense
How would u get different numbers
Diff numbers for what
Ok let’s go nice and slow
You aren't explaining your idea properly
We are gonna. Measure the distance to the moon and sun using this angle thing during a solar eclipse
K
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Ok
Yep
When the moon exactly covers the sun they will get the angles
K
How are the numbers different
How far apart are the two observers h
U decide
How about west coast of us and east coast
Ok
Say 2000 miles
Well then. When one is in totality the other is not, and will see the sun partially covered
Ok use them closer
K let's put them right on top of each other