Hello,
I'm new to this site and I had a few questions about flat earth theory. I tried looking through the other threads for the answers to these questions, but there seem to be conflicting opinions.
1. Several threads contain information claiming that lunar eclipses are the result of an "undetectable" object known as the antimoon passing between the sun and the moon. However, in other threads, I've read that the moon is at a lower altitude than the sun. So my two questions relating to this are:
a. What are the altitudes of the sun and the moon, and, if the moon is below the sun, how does the antimoon theory work?
b. How is it that we cannot observe the antimoon at any time other than during a lunar eclipse? If the antimoon is closer to us than the moon, then should we not be able to see it, at least through a telescope? Or does it not have reflective properties? Please Explain.
2. How does the "perspective effect", pertaining to the sunset/sunrise, work? If the sun were really at a fixed point above a flat earth, wouldn't it appear to shrink/grow rather than set/rise? Could I maybe get some math on this?
3. According to flat earth theory, is the sun a star? If so, does that mean that the stars we see in the night sky are all orbiting around "flat planets"? Or is Earth the one and only exception?
4. Is there any information on how celestial formation operates based on flat earth theory? How is it that the earth formed as a cylinder, but the moon, sun, and other planets formed as spheres?
Thank you in advance.