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Flat Earth Theory / Re: Join me in an experiment

« on: November 30, 2017, 07:25:21 PM »

I get your point, but it's better to have the observations separated in longitude.  Reason being that if separated only in latitude, the moon only has a left-right inversion (see attached Cape Town pic from approx the same time as my previous post).

If you are separated in longitude, one of you sees the moon lit from the top and the other sees it lit from the bottom.  It's very difficult to explain with a fixed light source and two observers with the same normal vector.

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Flat Earth Theory / Re: Join me in an experiment

« on: November 24, 2017, 11:40:50 PM »

Yeah we could do that.  For Atlanta, you'd need to find someone in Myanmar or Inner China to pair with, though.

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Flat Earth Theory / Join me in an experiment

« on: November 24, 2017, 07:13:18 PM »

Hello flat earthers.  Please all join me in an experiment if you can.

I plan to perform mine on March 25, 2018 (weather permitting) but other dates will be available.

Equipment:
* mobile phone (international calling enabled) x 2
* camera with telephoto lens x 2

Procedure:

1. First find a buddy who lives at your longitude plus 180 degrees (or thereabouts).  For example, I live in Plymouth, Devon, UK, and my buddy lives in Wellington, NZ.
  **** Important!! Make sure this buddy is someone who you really trust.  I chose my brother ****
2. Near the date of the equinox, choose a time when the half moon is setting at your location.  I choose March 25, 2018.
3. At that time, get on the phone to your buddy.
4. Line up the moon in your camera.  Make sure the magnification is high enough to see some features.
5. As the moon is setting, give a countdown to your buddy over the phone and both of you take a picture of the moon at exactly the same time.
6. Share your pictures with each other.

Now you need to explain how one of you has taken a picture of the moon with the top half illuminated, and one with the bottom half illuminated.  Also note that in both cases the illuminated half contains the same features, but like the moon they are flipped across the horizontal.

I've attached two files showing what I think the pictures will look like.

Looking forward to this experiment, hope you will join me.