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Flat Earth Theory / Re: The cosmos, confusion, and further understanding
« on: November 18, 2022, 12:28:41 AM »Quote from: AllAroundTheWorldBut in any case, your "experiment" simply demonstrates the part I already wrote in bold above. The very thin hull in your picture will become hard to resolve at a certain distance. And yes, in that case optical magnification could "restore" it. But the reason it can be "restored" is that it isn't hidden in the first place. It isn't behind anything, it just becomes difficult to discern at a certain distance.
Which is exactly what Rowbotham is describing in Earth Not a Globe. When bodies are smaller than 1/60th of a degree they become lost to optical resolution, and are beyond perception. So, you were wrong. This effect does exist and it is reversible with optical zoom.
It's not a matter of whether it exists, it's a matter of whether or not it explains what we see with objects going beyond the horizon. You know, that zetetic observation thingy.
As has been clearly illustrated, Rowbotham's effect in no way illustrates what we actually observe. No amount of optical zoom can bring back the hidden parts of the objects.