When I was a child I wanted to be an astronomer. One sees Jupiter's big red spot and atmospheric bands with a backyard telescope. The red spot dips behind then appears in view again as the planet rotates, as if on an axis.

posted 2 years ago by Mad_King_Kalak 2 years ago by Mad_King_Kalak +13 / -1

If it's obvious to anyone with a telescope, that at least Jupiter is a sphere, why would Earth be flat?

One answer I hear from flat earthers is that other planets are round, but not Earth.

The other answer is that space is some sort of projection, and you're not seeing planets are all.

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– Compartmentalization 1 point 2 years ago +1 / -0

What makes you assume those planets are round, you can only see 2 dimensional through telescopes not 3 dimensional. IF they are even physical objects, just more lights in the sky giviven elabrote stories.

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– Mad_King_Kalak [S] 1 point 2 years ago +2 / -1

If Jupiter is flat or a projection, the big red spot on that projection, disappears over the edge, then reappears from the opposite edge, and moves slowly across the face.

So you're saying the night sky is a projection?

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