[MagnusSuperior]

I am curious, if a person in the northern hemisphere can observe Polaris, why can't a person in the southern hemisphere do the same if the Earth is flat?

[Pickel B Gravel]

I am curious, if a person in the northern hemisphere can observe Polaris, why can't a person in the southern hemisphere do the same if the Earth is flat?

Because the stars aren't light years away from us. They are atmospheric disturbances and objects suspended in the air. Can you see an airplane directly above Washington dc from los Angeles, California? The same applies to the stars.

[AATW]

Hmm. But they rotate in different directions in the different what "round-earthers" would call hemispheres.
Almost as though we're on a sphere. Almost.

[StinkyOne]

I am curious, if a person in the northern hemisphere can observe Polaris, why can't a person in the southern hemisphere do the same if the Earth is flat?

Because the stars aren't light years away from us. They are atmospheric disturbances and objects suspended in the air. Can you see an airplane directly above Washington dc from los Angeles, California? The same applies to the stars.

And your proof is what exactly? Atmospheric disturbances would result in random patterns, which is definitely not observed at all. Also, Polaris can be seen from near the equator very low on the horizon. It can also be seen quite high in the sky as you travel north a few thousand miles. Please explain how this is possible given the very dim nature of Polaris.

[totallackey]

I am curious, if a person in the northern hemisphere can observe Polaris, why can't a person in the southern hemisphere do the same if the Earth is flat?

I am unsure as to why you would expect any person to be able to see that far?

Polaris has been observed south of the equator though...

[AATW]

Polaris has been observed south of the equator though...

It can be seen 1 degree below the equator but not further south than that.
If you believe you have evidence to the contrary then please present it.

[MagnusSuperior]

StinkyOne has a point. Atmospheric disturbances would vary based on a complex variety of variables, thus having one star appear in the same position is virtually impossible. The improbability exponentially increases when you take the other stars into account. They appear the same brightness, retain orientation, and consistently have the same position in reference to the other stars.
Also, if they were objects suspended in the sky, the smaller stars would not receive as much interference from a small amount of atmosphere as the stars that are separated from us by many light-years do by numerous cosmic factors. That would require the atmosphere to be comprised by an unknown media, which we would have at least some perception of from atmospheric analysis. Finally, what would hold the stars in place? Would they not crash into the planet that is accelerating towards them at gravitational speed? Or is it another unknown material there is no trace of?

[MagnusSuperior]

Anything? Or does the mystery of the stars continue unsolved?

[AATW]

I'm interested to know what these objects are suspended on.
And what parallax measurements have been done to measure their distance.
And why spectroscopy can be done on the light from them which shows what they're made of and red shift and therefore movement.
I'm always amused/bemused by the impossibly high level of proof required by flat earthers for well established scientific ideas while they then claim things like "suspended objects" or "atmospheric disturbances" with absolutely no evidence.

[MagnusSuperior]

And still no explanations. Well, Pickle B Gravel, anything? Or does the (flat earth) mystery of the stars continue unexplained?

[juner]

And still no explanations. Well, Pickle B Gravel, anything? Or does the (flat earth) mystery of the stars continue unexplained?

Please stop bumping the thread without adding anything else. If people want to respond, they will.

Warned.

[mikeyjames]

I am curious, if a person in the northern hemisphere can observe Polaris, why can't a person in the southern hemisphere do the same if the Earth is flat?

I was sceptical about the flat earth model because of the stars too.....then I saw this video and I'm converted. If you watch this stellar explanation and still think the earth is round then there's something wrong with you

[MagnusSuperior]

Alright, what holds the star disc up? I'm pretty sure there's no pole in the middle of the northern hemisphere.

[mikeyjames]

Alright, what holds the star disc up? I'm pretty sure there's no pole in the middle of the northern hemisphere.

Magic I think. You will never get any proper answers here because there are no explanations about why we wee different stars, rotating around their own poles in the north and south.

The only logical explanation is that the world is a globe.