Yes. A telescope would make your visual horizon appear further away, making you able to see things that are further away, than what you can with the naked eye.
So a powerful enough telescope could possibly allow you to see a moon that would appear occluded by the horizon to the naked eye?
What magnitude of distances are we talking about here? How far would another person need to be from me before the horizon blocks my view of them? (Assuming a flat surface with no obstacles between us).
I do not remember how far a person has to away from you before the horizon blocks your view of him. Make your own observations, gather your own data on this. Here is a experiment I suggest you try and do: go to a big lake, bring a friend with an boat. Ask your friend to travel away from you on the boat, while you stay on the shore line and watch them with your naked eye. Then when you no longer can see the them, use a optical zoom device to see if you can bring the boat back into view. Make a note how far away the boat was when you lost visual contact with it. Good luck.
That experiment seems to be more about the size of the object than the distance. Because of we used a miniature boat, I'd lose sight much sooner. If we go even smaller, I cant even see my own finger prints at arm's length. Are they being blocked by the horizon?
Would a telescope help?
Yes. A telescope would make your visual horizon appear further away, making you able to see things that are further away, than what you can with the naked eye.
So a powerful enough telescope could possibly allow you to see a moon that would appear occluded by the horizon to the naked eye?
What magnitude of distances are we talking about here? How far would another person need to be from me before the horizon blocks my view of them? (Assuming a flat surface with no obstacles between us).
Yes, that is inline with the flat earth model.
I do not remember how far a person has to away from you before the horizon blocks your view of him. Make your own observations, gather your own data on this. Here is a experiment I suggest you try and do: go to a big lake, bring a friend with an boat. Ask your friend to travel away from you on the boat, while you stay on the shore line and watch them with your naked eye. Then when you no longer can see the them, use a optical zoom device to see if you can bring the boat back into view. Make a note how far away the boat was when you lost visual contact with it. Good luck.
That experiment seems to be more about the size of the object than the distance. Because of we used a miniature boat, I'd lose sight much sooner. If we go even smaller, I cant even see my own finger prints at arm's length. Are they being blocked by the horizon?