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Originally Posted by LewisM
He sold his telescope recently, so not sure he is into "mainstream" science/Astronomy. Maybe he bought the telescope to prove to himself the Earth was flat or giant insects lived on the moon...
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On a recent trip to outback Queensland, I took my telescope for some clear-sky stargazing. Just for the heck of it (and because daytime comes around to ruin the stargazing!) I pointed it at the horizon in daylight, and the Earth was flat all the way to the edge. That's verifiable evidence of a Flat Earth in my books!
(I'm still a bit puzzled why I couldn't see Brisbane or the Pacific Ocean or New Zealand or South America when I looked to the east, though ...
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Oh - and yes, in case you're wondering, the Milky Way was visible!