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Flat Earth Theory / Re: Round Earthers and eclipses
« on: October 09, 2020, 10:38:40 PM »What those other pictures show, is lens flare and glare. Use the right filters and camera settings and they go away.
Incorrect. It doesn't go away when viewed through a polarized lens filter.
https://wiki.tfes.org/Magnification_of_the_Sun_at_SunsetQuotePolarized Lens Example
It is often asserted that the above effects are caused by glare, and that if one were to view the scene through a polarized lens the glare would be reversed. This assertion invokes an apparent absurdity: to explain the observation of consistent sizes an enlarging glare would need to seemingly intellegintly adjust itself in size, in accordance to the shrinking with perspective and distance to the observer, in order to make the bodies the same size into the distance.
If glare at is making a body 2x its size at position A, for example, a body 8x smaller at 8 times distance from position A would be required to have a glare of 16x to match the glare at position A, which is eight fold increase of the initial ratio. It is questionable how 'glare' could know where the observer is, in order to cause bodies to maintain their sizes into the distance.
With polarized lenses the 'glare' does not shrink. Take a look at this video and demo of a popular pair of polarized glasses for night driving at the 4:52 mark.
We see that there is a car in the distance with headlights that overlap each other:
Now when he applies the polarized lens -- the headlights still overlap:
Continue watching the video to verify that the object in question is indeed a car.
From the video description:
“ ✔ Polarized 100% UV 400 anti-glare lenses protect your eyes and ensure clarity and control by transforming distorted and distracting light into a crystal clear view ”
—Bluepond Knight Visor
A member of our forum, Thork, says:
“ I have a actually have a set of those night driving glasses. ...You hold them out over a body of water, for me a small stream. Then turn them 90 degrees. When you do this, suddenly you can't see through the water any more because of the reflection. They are 100% polarised. ”
Polarized Lens Example II
Another example similar to the above is shown in the following video at the 3:06 mark:
HD Night Vision Glasses With Polarized Lenses for Men and Woman By Soxick
On the left hand approaching lane there is a car in the distance with headlights which overlap each other. The headlight of the approaching car are magnified and overlap, both when seen through the polarized lens and without the lens.
What do polarizing filters have to do with anything? They have little to no impact on nighttime glare. Why are you even mentioning them?