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Flat Earth Q&A / Re: Conspiracy theories

« on: September 11, 2014, 08:34:27 AM »

Ok, so let's assume that the earth really is flat. What does that have to do with space exploration?  Do the flat earthers not believe that the earth is in space? That there is a universe we are in. Please don't tell me they believe the earth sits on the back of some giant turtle or something else ridiculous like that.

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Flat Earth Q&A / Re: What is the sun?

« on: September 10, 2014, 09:52:39 PM »

Blacksmith- the sun is not burning, if it was burning (chemical reaction) it would have exhausted all of its fuel within a few thousand years from when it formed. It is in fact glowing (nuclear fusion reaction).

Shmeggley, can you cite some sources to back up your supposed "well-known" claim? I'm an astronomer and have never heard of what you claim. What is well known is that the sun is 92,960,000 miles from earth. We know that the speed of light in a vacuum is 186,000 miles per second. And that light from the sun takes 8 min 17 sec to reach us. It is well known fact that we can get  accurate measurements of interstellar distances using trigonometric parallax. That is well-known science.

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Flat Earth Debate / Re: Please explain satellite tracking

« on: September 10, 2014, 08:43:06 PM »

The proof of satellites in orbit is so obvious. The ISS is easily visible with a decent pair of binoculars, and smaller ones with a modest rich-field telescope. You FE idiots should just go out and look for yourselves, and you will see that it is the truth. I am an astronomer working for CSS tracking and cataloging near earth objects, esp potentially hazardous asteroids. I previously worked with the NEOWISE program and was directly involved in sending up the WISE infrared telescope satellite. I was involved in setting up some of it's system components, watched it's launch, and had access to it's operating systems once it was in orbit. I would no more doubt its existence and orbit than I would my custom ShredX Ducati 900 cafe racer sitting in our parking lot and the route I take to work each week. In the past i have also had access to earth observation satellites, and their imaging cameras. I can assure you that this planet is a sphere.

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Flat Earth Q&A / Re: Sun is a spotlight?

« on: September 26, 2013, 11:22:30 AM »

That would be more like a floodlight then, not a spotlight, and if the earth were flat, then the sun would be visible 24/7 from all parts of the earth. 

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Flat Earth Q&A / Sun is a spotlight?

« on: September 26, 2013, 11:09:57 AM »

Ok, so after looking at the FAQ, if the sun is a spotlight, then how can it be that whole entire sides of the earth are bathed in sunlight at the same time, from North to South? For example, all the way from Queen Elizabeth islands to the southern tip of South America, 7800 miles apart.