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Re: An exotic lunar distance puzzle
From: David Fleming
Date: 2011 May 3, 13:39 -0700
From: David Fleming
Date: 2011 May 3, 13:39 -0700
I haven't begun to try this puzzle but I am sure that there is no refraction.
Refraction relates to index of atmosphere at the point the observation is made. At space shuttle orbit air is thin i.e. index = 1.
Dave Fleming
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