Meteorological phenomenon implausible on a flat earth
Because the sun on the flat Earth never sets but stays at a height of 2.500 miles (the lowest figure according to the
wiki) there are two easily observable atmospheric spectacles that without invoking otherwise unobserved (to this
extent) processes, would be impossible, both hinge on the perennial problem FE has with the sun setting.
Sunset clouds (see
https://cloudappreciationsociety.org/gallery/photo/photo-n-157440 or get outside) are lit from
the underside as the sun dips below the horizon (in the RE world) this is observable and makes sense (zetetic
almost). In FE the light Is bent to an alarming degree, the sun sets due to “perspective” and a non-transparent
atmosphere
http://wiki.tfes.org/Sunset.
If we draw the FE world putting in the sun at its extreme distance from a 400-mile-long cloud (to make it visible but
not unreasonable, the thickness/depth of the cloud is not to scale), 2 miles from the ground (about that of
cirrocumulus clouds which make the best sunsets) we get;
You can’t see much here so to zoom in on the centre.
This is with the sun right out near the Ice wall (?) and the incoming light is at an angle of 12 degrees (ish) I suspect
that the cloud would be in darkness at this point and the 24-degree line is the relevant one but they are both there
to be sure. How perspective makes this angle at that distance seem to dip below the horizon is a mystery.
(note that the cloud base is tailored to the flat Earth line so at its edges it is 7 miles from the round earth).
I live 150 miles from the sea (on the setting sun side), so very little light would be reflected from any body of water,
the Cambrian Mountains would see to that, but I still see wonderful sunsets.
If you can take time to watch one from start to finish, and if there are two layers of cloud you should notice that the
lower layer lights up and fades quicker than the high layers (see cirrocumulus note above). This again makes sense,
as we zoom in further we begin to see just how narrow the angles and distances are, lower clouds not only have a
smaller window but due to the nature of their formation (upwelling air) and proximity to the ground, the air beneath
them holds more pollutants. high frequency blue light is scattered through the atmosphere, because air molecules,
although much smaller than the wavelengths of light are closest to the blue end of the spectrum, this gives us a blue
sky during most of the day.
(note the flatness of the purple hatching is a result of the rendering, the circle of the Earth is faint but there)
Pollution particles in the atmosphere are much larger and less uniform than air molecules, the scattering is not
wavelength dependent, a little gives a haze, a lot gives us the white/grey skies of smog seen over the worst of our
cities.
The distance light travels at twilight through the atmosphere (RE) is something around 15 times longer than at noon
(dependent on where you are and conditions) So the air is given a red bias, as the blue is scattered again and again
until much of it is lost from the beam, the red end of the spectrum having been scattered less. The higher clouds are
in much cleaner air therefore the red isn’t absorbed giving much better colours.
Even more of a problem for the bendy light horizon deniers are the noctilucent clouds
(Taken from my window 2014)
(
http://www.atoptics.co.uk/highsky/nlc1.htm), un-recorded in Rowbothams lifetime these Mesospheric ice clouds at
47-54 miles up seem to be a recent phenomenon related to pollutants in the upper atmosphere. Long after the light
from the FE sun has been swallowed by the “non-transparent atmosphere” these beautiful wispy blue clouds are an
increasing summer visitor too northern (and antipodean) skies, although their formation is still a matter for debate
the fact they are lit by a sun long set (see also satellites) is apparent to those of us who stay out to catch them.
If anyone is interested in observing the above, go to
http://www.spaceweather.com/ scroll down the left hand bar,
there is an updated image of NLC coverage that switches to the southern hemisphere during their summer.
Earth shadow is something almost everyone has seen but relatively few realise what they are looking at. Visible at
dusk and dawn at the anti-solar horizon it is literally the shadow of the Earth cast against the atmosphere.
A dark blue rising (falling at dawn) line along the horizon (the shadow) opposite the sun, with a Pinky-red glow above
it (the belt of Venus), caused by the scattering we discussed earlier. Best observed on clear still evenings any-time of
the year.