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Yes I know we can see the sun and moon but they are massive objects.
Lets use this.
If only my house and say Emley moor tower was standing and the path between the two was flat would I be able to it?
The distance between the two points in roughly 104 miles and Emley moor tower is 330 Metres high
Would I see it?
AbyssUnderground
31-10-2007, 08:11
Would I see it?
No, I parked my private jet in the way :D
fireman328
31-10-2007, 08:23
Do I detect aromatic herbal substances in this thread ? lol
Or, could it all be a matter of trigonometry.
bmxbandit
31-10-2007, 08:59
The angle the tower would represent on you field of view is about 0°06'12". That's pretty small, but huge in comparison to some objects you can see (stars...). You could see it, but not necessarily be able to make out it's a tower :)
Probably more of a problem is atmospheric conditions and how well it is illuminated. There's likely to be significant distortion of what you see over that distance, if it's not obscured completely - we do live in the UK, after all ;)
Mr_love_monkey
31-10-2007, 09:02
Would I see it?
Are you standing on a small cardboard box?
Graham M
31-10-2007, 09:05
If it was a completely flat plane in between the 2 objects or one was extremely tall (you'd maybe see some of it?) then yes I don't see why not? But because of the curvature of the Earth, in reality I don't think this would work?
Mr_love_monkey
31-10-2007, 09:07
But because of the curvature of the Earth, in reality I don't think this would work?
That, of course, relies on your theory about the Earth being round, which it may not be :)
AbyssUnderground
31-10-2007, 09:16
If it was a completely flat plane in between the 2 objects or one was extremely tall (you'd maybe see some of it?) then yes I don't see why not? But because of the curvature of the Earth, in reality I don't think this would work?
He did say "if it was flat" though ;)
Graham M
31-10-2007, 09:19
OK in which case you'd have to be stood on a 100+ mile across pancake in space? What were you smoking? :p:
Mr_love_monkey
31-10-2007, 09:21
OK in which case you'd have to be stood on a 100+ mile across pancake in space? What were you smoking? :p:
What sort of pancake? does it have syrup?
Graham M
31-10-2007, 09:21
It depends on what the OP wants to imagine
Mr_love_monkey
31-10-2007, 09:24
It depends on what the OP wants to imagine
I guess...
would take a lot of batter though to make it...
Saaf_laandon_mo
31-10-2007, 09:30
mmmmm pancakes... with maple syrup.... mmmmmmm
Wicked_and_Crazy
31-10-2007, 12:04
If it was a completely flat plane in between the 2 objects or one was extremely tall (you'd maybe see some of it?) then yes I don't see why not? But because of the curvature of the Earth, in reality I don't think this would work?
The height isnt a consideration if the land was toally flat between the two. Surely it would be the width that would determine if you could see it or not given that the width is considerably less than the height
Ah but would the orange still spin to the southern light of the giant rabbit called Peter.
...If only my house and say Emley moor tower was standing and the path between the two was flat would I be able to it?...
Stars are luminous, which helps. Is this tower a lighthouse?
Stars are luminous, which helps. Is this tower a lighthouse?
Television mast
http://www.arar93.dsl.pipex.com/mds975/Images/emleymoor1.jpeg
Television mast...
Well, according to this page (http://fitz.jsr.com/roleplay/hero/fantasy/highfantasyhero/misc/horizondistance.html) if your eyes are 1.5m from the ground then the horizon will be 3.9km away. But, you are looking at a tower 330m tall, so you would be able to see the top of it from a distance of just over 50km - which is nowhere near 104 miles.
Yes I know we can see the sun and moon but they are massive objects.
Lets use this.
If only my house and say Emley moor tower was standing and the path between the two was flat would I be able to it?
The distance between the two points in roughly 104 miles and Emley moor tower is 330 Metres high
Would I see it?
See if this helps:
http://www.wolfram.demon.co.uk/rp_horizon_distance.html
Si thee
See if this helps:...
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if h=0.330km and r=6380km (give or take) then d = about 65 kilometres
Like I said...;)
http://www.wolfram.demon.co.uk/eqn_5.gif
if h=0.330km and r=6380km (give or take) then d = about 65 kilometres
Like I said...;)
You're welcome. ;)
Si thee
There are so many factor's to consider, including each person's eye sight is slightly different focus and height, weather conditions, etc.
Yes I know we can see the sun and moon but they are massive objects.
Lets use this.
If only my house and say Emley moor tower was standing and the path between the two was flat would I be able to it?
The distance between the two points in roughly 104 miles and Emley moor tower is 330 Metres high
Would I see it?
Have you got to be drunk to do it?:D
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