Message from @curious guy

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2020-03-10 08:45:24 UTC  

I'm talking about how curved the horizon will look

2020-03-10 08:46:31 UTC  

Also, for the image you showed, it's probably better to use the curved distance for d1 and d2 for more accurate results

2020-03-10 08:46:42 UTC  

The formula doesn't become too complicated either

2020-03-10 08:47:39 UTC  

So what results did you get? How curved should the horizon be viewed at an angle of almost 0° ?

2020-03-10 08:48:34 UTC  

Almost 0°? Are you looking through a tiny slit?

2020-03-10 08:48:43 UTC  

Also you'd need to give me a value for the height

2020-03-10 08:49:50 UTC  

The angle is extremely small as the horizon line is far away / is set by the distance you are able to look

2020-03-10 08:49:59 UTC  

As for size lets assume 180cm

2020-03-10 08:51:16 UTC  

Are you talking about horizontal angle or vertical angle?

2020-03-10 08:51:55 UTC  

The vertical angle will be found out by the formula

2020-03-10 08:52:04 UTC  

The horizontal angle should be given

2020-03-10 08:52:15 UTC  

So you should tell me how wide your vision is, in degrees

2020-03-10 08:54:29 UTC  

Ok I'll give you an example

2020-03-10 08:54:31 UTC  

Could you send a small sketch?

2020-03-10 08:56:13 UTC  

At a height of 50km, if you take a picture with a 40° horizontal angle of view, the maximum angle that the horizon drops due to the way it's curved is 0.434°, which is about the angular size of the moon, meaning at the very edge of your picture there could be the moon sitting between the space where a flat horizon would be and where a curved horizon is

2020-03-10 08:56:49 UTC  

I'll send you a model

2020-03-10 08:57:12 UTC  

Or rather just a screenshot of one

2020-03-10 08:57:20 UTC  

Unless you have 3D calculator

2020-03-10 08:57:20 UTC  

Ok thx and do you also have a picture that proves the model?

2020-03-10 08:58:17 UTC  

hi

2020-03-10 09:00:44 UTC  

Eh well it's literally showing the POV of a point above a sphere

2020-03-10 09:00:51 UTC  

The horizon is a blue circle

2020-03-10 09:01:05 UTC  

You'll see, rn I'm adjusting it a little so it doesn't look too messy

2020-03-10 09:19:48 UTC  

ok guys convince me

2020-03-10 09:23:54 UTC  

Look around you what do you see

2020-03-10 09:24:00 UTC  

2020-03-10 09:24:00 UTC  

earth

2020-03-10 09:24:01 UTC  

Round or flat?

2020-03-10 09:24:24 UTC  

you know earth is gigantic so i couldnt tell from my view

2020-03-10 09:24:28 UTC  

!ban <@!470845281852981249>

2020-03-10 09:24:28 UTC  

2020-03-10 09:25:44 UTC  

Then look at the sea

2020-03-10 09:25:51 UTC  

No curvature

2020-03-10 09:25:54 UTC  

why do i see the sun going down at the horizon then

2020-03-10 09:26:22 UTC  

if the sun goes in a parallel circular motion above the earth

2020-03-10 09:27:44 UTC  

One cannot say what shape the earth is with only observations

2020-03-10 09:27:46 UTC  

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/484516084846952451/686867890284003338/Sun_2.gif

2020-03-10 09:29:30 UTC  

@Kenny why not

2020-03-10 09:30:12 UTC  

you cant tell between a flat earth or a sphere of size beyond brain thinking

2020-03-10 09:30:24 UTC  

the difference between both is negligible

2020-03-10 09:30:34 UTC  

if i see it turn and move i can tell