Uploaded September 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
Recently as I was going through Nathan Thompson's flat earth flyer, I came across another - and this one is by FlatEarth101.
As they all have mostly the same talking points, I have already covered most of these claims.
Section 3 is the one that appears to be different.
“Eye don’t think so! The law of perspective greatly limits our ability to see far distances. Are we to believe that from 238,000+ miles away, we can make out features on the face of the moon”
On this, I guess I can elaborate on the explanation.
Links:
https://www.wikilectures.eu/w/Resolution_of_human_eye#The_Angular_Resolution_of_Human_Eye
forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2016/11/14/the-top-five-features-to-find-on-the-full-moon/#513c789d4ae2
skyandtelescope.org/observing/celestial-objects-to-watch/take-a-moon-walk-tonight
eyesonthesky.com/Moon.aspx
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_observation
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Table of contents
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0:00 - Introduction
0:53 - Claim
1:35 - We do see at great distance
2:16 - and yet can't see at close
2:52 - 20/20 Vision and what is it?
3:28 - Angular resolution
3:51 - Perspective
4:30 - Understanding Angular resolution
5:05 - Rayleigh criterion
5:35 - Human eye resolution
7:17 - Pretty Moon
7:35 - Moon visible features
7:46 - Lunar Maria
8:10 - Montes Apenninus
8:19 - Tycho crater
8:28 - Copernicus crater
8:43 - Oceanus Procellarum
9:10 - Basic math to calculate Angular resolution for Copernicus crater
Recently as I was going through Nathan Thompson's flat earth flyer, I came across another - and this one is by FlatEarth101.
As they all have mostly the same talking points, I have already covered most of these claims.
Section 3 is the one that appears to be different.
“Eye don’t think so! The law of perspective greatly limits our ability to see far distances. Are we to believe that from 238,000+ miles away, we can make out features on the face of the moon”
On this, I guess I can elaborate on the explanation.
Links:
https://www.wikilectures.eu/w/Resolution_of_human_eye#The_Angular_Resolution_of_Human_Eye
forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2016/11/14/the-top-five-features-to-find-on-the-full-moon/#513c789d4ae2
skyandtelescope.org/observing/celestial-objects-to-watch/take-a-moon-walk-tonight
eyesonthesky.com/Moon.aspx
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_observation
=============================
Table of contents
=============================
0:00 - Introduction
0:53 - Claim
1:35 - We do see at great distance
2:16 - and yet can't see at close
2:52 - 20/20 Vision and what is it?
3:28 - Angular resolution
3:51 - Perspective
4:30 - Understanding Angular resolution
5:05 - Rayleigh criterion
5:35 - Human eye resolution
7:17 - Pretty Moon
7:35 - Moon visible features
7:46 - Lunar Maria
8:10 - Montes Apenninus
8:19 - Tycho crater
8:28 - Copernicus crater
8:43 - Oceanus Procellarum
9:10 - Basic math to calculate Angular resolution for Copernicus crater










