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Subject:	Re: [OT] How large would Executor-class SSD appear?
Newsgroups:	lugnet.starwars, lugnet.off-topic.geek
Date:	Tue, 15 Feb 2005 19:38:02 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, James Wilson wrote: > So, here's what I got (keep in mind that the Moon and Sun subtend about 1 > degree of arc in the sky): > Geostationary orbit (22,223 mi.): 0.028 deg. > Hubble Telescope orbit (320 mi.): 1.958 deg. - twice the width of the full > Moon. > "Edge of Space" (62 miles): 10.08 deg. - now we're getting somewhere! > 50,000 ft: 60.01 deg. > > I'm not sure what to do with this, but I was surprised at how small something > so (fictionally) large would appear in the sky. I dunno, it sounds like it makes sense. I mean, imagine how big a Boeing 747 looks at 50,000 feet (I get about 1/8th of a degree, assuming 70.7m length for a 747). Actually, considering how crasily long many clouds are, I wouldn't be suprised to learn that they're the size of the SSD :) DaveE

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		[OT] How large would Executor-class SSD appear?
OK, this is WAY geeky, but I just thought I'd share... This was triggered by a cloud visible at sunset a couple of evenings ago. It was long and triangular, and took up about 5 "hand-widths" at arms length. I started thinking, how close (or far (...) (20 years ago, 15-Feb-05, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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