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Re: [OM] One Moonrise Picture for the night

Subject: Re: [OM] One Moonrise Picture for the night
From: Charles Geilfuss <charles.geilfuss@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2015 11:22:37 -0400
I always knew Iowa was full of WIMPs.

Charlie

On Tue, Sep 29, 2015 at 10:54 AM, Bob Whitmire <fujixbob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Air's a little thicker here than there, or a bit of a breeze over yonder
> has stirred up some dust and maybe a smidgen of humidity has filtered in.
> Throw in some dark matter, and there's your oblate spheroid. <g>
>
> --Bob Whitmire
> Certified Neanderthal
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 28, 2015 at 12:45 PM, Chuck Norcutt <
> chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > I don't know about changing shape but certainly changing shape requires a
> > change in dimension somewhere.  However, I just finished reading an
> article
> > that says the common belief that the sun or moon becomes larger as they
> > approach the horizon has been declared an optical illusion after being
> > disproven by careful measurement with thodolites.
> >
> > Well there you go.  My eyes and brain are subject to optical illusions.
> > Your E3 is not yet still images an oblate spheroid.  As I said: "I don't
> > know". :-)
> >
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