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I'm starting to wonder if they've thought this out. (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] Fyurion 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Though even then, the sun would never go below the horizon, it would fly off in a stright line and disappear. Going below the horizon only works on a globe

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

The idea is that the light is small and close. It doesn't need to go over the horizon to disappear in the distance.

I'm not sure how they explain the random pattern the light would need to travel for different seasons or why it looks so massive as it rises or sets.

[–] green_pyroxene 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"it doesn't need to go over the horizon to disappear in the distance", but the problem is that it does go over the horizon rather than disappearing, as anyone who's seen a sunset can attest

[–] SkyezOpen 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Following their own logic, you should be able to see the sun with enough magnification.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Well that's your problem right there: you're using logic.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

The magic word is refraction. It explains everything.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

so most visible stars are about 1000 light years away. And they're still visible. And our sun obviously cannot travel at least over 1000 light years twice a day.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

For reference a light year is about 63241 times further than the distance between the earth and sun.