What curve at what distance? I haven’t heard of this
The horizon rises to meet our eye level no matter the altitude
Even if the earth were ten times larger, we should still have to peer even slightly down to see the horizon, yet, it rises to meet our eye level at any altitude
I’m interested to hear about what you’re referring to, a confirmed curve seen at a longer distance?
When you’re looking at a distant object from even 20kms away, very easy to do this with the naked eye
You will be able to see the entire landmark including the shoreline leading up to it
Even at 20kms we should have almost 100ft of drop
It’s exponential so when you’re looking at something 50kms away…
We have real world examples all over the world that are significantly further still
Objects that should be blocked from view by an entire mile of earth, yet, completely in view
What curve at what distance? I haven’t heard of this
The horizon rises to meet our eye level no matter the altitude
Even if the earth were ten times larger, we should still have to peer even slightly down to see the horizon, yet, it rises to meet our eye level at any altitude
I’m interested to hear about what you’re referring to, a confirmed curve seen at a longer distance?
The bottom disappeared first due to the law of perspective
Same as the boat on the water disappearing hull first
It was just a lack of optical power
More power likely would’ve brought it 100% back into view
At some point we are limited by the atmosphere itself and can’t see through the air, no matter the optical zoom