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Originally Posted by Mocholate
surely somewhere on the net you will find info regarding the distance that is viewable from the tower
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Hi Mocholate - the question in hand was how much would the curvature of the earth cutoff from the bottom of Burj Dubai when it's viewed from 150kms.
A flat topography is assumed. Haze notwithstanding and binoculars or telescope allowed. Also atmospheric lensing notwithstanding. And with one's eyeball at 5 to 6 feet above the ground.
We've had a wide range of answers from 50 feet to more than 2,650 feet.
We are sort of stumbling along to a good approximation. Stay tuned.
In the meantime, here's another great Von Studach shot. Simliar to the previous one by him, but different....
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