[geocentrism] Re: The resolution of Mars
- From: Regner Trampedach <art@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: geocentrism@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:10:34 +1100
That we can't resolve something does NOT mean that it is invisible.
It just means that you can't distinguish it from a point. Grab your
binoculars and you can resolve Mars into planetary disk.
You can't resolve the lights of an airplane high in the sky, but you
sure can still see them.
As far as Mars goes, you can directly measure the distance to Mars
using parallax - not the yearly one around the Earth's orbit - which I
know you all dispute - but an instantaneous one from opposite (or nearly
so) sides of Earth. Add the angular diameter observed with a telescope
at that same time, and you can also find it's absolute diameter. Violá!
Regards,
Regner
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Quoting Jack Lewis <jack.lewis@xxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> Dear Stephen,
> That is fascinating. This paragraph below reminds me of your Dad's paper
> showing that if Mars is actually as large and as far away as MS says it is
> then it should be invisible. Which is caused by the inability of the eye to
> resolve its light. I would be interested what Regner says about that but he
> has quite enough to be going on with. Maybe that is why we need another 2 or
> 3 heliocentrists accademics on board!
>
> Jack
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Steven Jones
> To: geocentrism@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 2:13 PM
> Subject: [geocentrism] Ships Hull for Regner
>
>
> Dear Regner,
>
> SNIP
>
> The above may be called the law of perspective. It may be given in more
> formal language, as the following:. when any object or any part thereof is so
> far removed that its greatest diameter subtends at the eye of the observer,
> an angle of one minute or less of a degree, it is no longer visible.
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