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Akanah
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But if the moon could be a partial reflection of the earth itself, the shadow of the moon would still not indicate a spherical shape of the earth.
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But if the moon could be a partial reflection of the earth itself, the shadow of the moon would still not indicate a spherical shape of the earth.
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Apollonius
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The Moon is not reflection of the Earth itself. It is moon of the Earth.
I agree with you, it is a ridiculous idea to think the Earth is flat but all the other celestial bodies are spheres.
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Apollonius
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No, the Globe Earth cannot be proved by such logic.I agree with you, it is a ridiculous idea to think the Earth is flat but all the other celestial bodies are spheres.
Does the fact that the balls on the pool table are spherical indicates that the pool table must also be spherical?
I mean if the Earth is flat and stationary then the stars and planets are not spherical celestial bodies but something else.
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Apollonius
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We know that planets are spherical by how they reflect light.
Phases of Venus:
Phases of Mars:
The apparent diameter of Mars, Venus, or any other planet changes according to their proximity to Earth. Planets appear larger during retrograde.
The phases of the Moon:
Venus is at its brightest at is smallest crescent phase. Those CGI don't show that.
Looking through a telescope at the planets doesn't really show a spherical body - I see evenly lit discs .
Looking through a telescope at the planets doesn't really show a spherical body - I see evenly lit discs .
Yes. The planets only look that way in NASA footage, Hollywood movies, and comic books.
If anyone looks at the planets for themselves with a telescope, they look nothing like the "photos"(cartoons?) that we see courtesy of NASA.
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Apollonius
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Go learn some optics, here you can only convince uninformed people like yourself.
No, we can observe Mars properly when viewed with a telescope.
Here is an example:
The photo was taken from Çanakkale using the Celestron Nexstar 8SE telescope and the Zwo Asi 120mm camera.
Maybe you know that I think differently.
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Apollonius
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Those who deal with science don't care what you think.
Because you Flat Earthers don't know anything. All you do is drool around with the Flat Earth "evidence" you get from different places.
If you don't have a telescope, you can go to your nearest observatory. Inform the attendant there that you want to observe the planets.
So are you here to educate us? I think a globe Earth topic would be a better place to spread your knowledge...
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Apollonius
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Yes, I am.
There has been a lot of disrespectful behavior in this thread regardless of our multiple warnings.
There is a way to have a discussion on these topics, but treating each other like we’re uninformed idiots who need to be treated like children is never the way to approach it.
We’ve tried restricting access for certain users to this thread, we’ve tried discussing behavior privately with users, we’ve even locked this thread in certain cases. So far our attempts at moderating the discussion in this particular thread has fallen on deaf ears.
So I will say it again: if you can’t make your points without feeling the need to insult others intelligence, your input is not welcome in this thread or on this site.
There is a way to have a discussion on these topics, but treating each other like we’re uninformed idiots who need to be treated like children is never the way to approach it.
We’ve tried restricting access for certain users to this thread, we’ve tried discussing behavior privately with users, we’ve even locked this thread in certain cases. So far our attempts at moderating the discussion in this particular thread has fallen on deaf ears.
So I will say it again: if you can’t make your points without feeling the need to insult others intelligence, your input is not welcome in this thread or on this site.
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Apollonius
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Spreading misinformation on the forum is worse than calling someone "uninformed".
I'm just saying the right thing, but Flat Earthers prefer laughing emojis rather than presenting proper arguments.
"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win." - Mahatma Gandhi
Let your arguments stand for themselves, then. There is no reason to attack the users intelligence regardless of how you feel. Not only does it go against our forum rules but it also delegitimizes your own claims. Your arguments are stronger when the conversation doesn’t spiral into “who is the bigger idiot” as much of this thread seems to be.
Zwo cameras use stacking software to produce images like that. You see a disc looking through a scope . Where did you get the image from?
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Apollonius
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No. The one you originally posted .
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Apollonius
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It seems clear that planets have a spherical shape, as evidenced by their phases.
From the phases of the Moon, we can observe that the Moon has a spherical shape and receives its light from a different light source, namely the Sun.
