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Re: STARS below ?? declination are never visible.
From: David Pike
Date: 2017 Jan 25, 04:54 -0800
From: David Pike
Date: 2017 Jan 25, 04:54 -0800
GL you said: since there is an atmosphere (you can breathe after all), extenction dims a star's light near the horizon
I have to admit, I was thinking geometrically. I’d temporarily ignored atmospheric extinction. Clearly, it too would have a significant effect on visibility of stars close to the observers horizon if not their geometry. DaveP