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Old 23-01-2011, 01:04 AM
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Octane (Humayun)
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Tony's right. I did at one stage unlearn the refraction thing. I now remember reading about holding a coin big enough to just hide the Moon at the horizon and then do the same when it's high in the sky; it will take the same amount of space to cover the Moon whether on the horizon or in the sky.

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