How is this picture possible if the sun is 93 million miles from earth?

[TheTexan]

Because the Earth is an oblate spheroid orbiting a star.

 

[TheTexan]

I had to look up an oblate spheroid. That's the new theory? But Nasa's pictures of earth are round? Well now I'm even more confused...lol.

People come up with crazy wild-ass theories to try to convince themselves the earth is round.

They just dont want to accept modern science.

 

[PatriotOne]

Nice simple pic but my brain on overload trying to figure out why the clouds are behind the sun still. It makes NO sense in that model.

 

[PatriotOne]

People come up with crazy wild-ass theories to try to convince themselves the earth is round.

They just dont want to accept modern science.

You must of missed the memo also...new theory is it's an oblate spheroid now. Nasa has a lot of "splainin" to do if that's true...lol.

 

[Dr.3D]

Nice simple pic but my brain on overload trying to figure out why the clouds are behind the sun still. It makes NO sense in that model.

Why clouds appear behind the sun and moon.
https://www.metabunk.org/explained-why-clouds-appear-behind-the-sun-and-moon.t7084/

 

[heavenlyboy34]

I'm going with Gunny on this.

Gunny wins the thread.

 

[PatriotOne]

Why clouds appear behind the sun and moon.
https://www.metabunk.org/explained-why-clouds-appear-behind-the-sun-and-moon.t7084/

Let's see him do that with his faux sun 93 millions miles away.....lol. That's just not convincing at all. Had no idea flat earthers used the "clouds behind the sun" as a pro argument for flat earth. But it sure as hell is making me wonder about the 93 million mile away sun claims. It's just an illusion argument sounds like an illusion to me.

Crap...now I have to go look at flat earth stuff.

 

[GunnyFreedom]

Let's see him do that with his faux sun 93 millions miles away.....lol. That's just not convincing at all. Had no idea flat earthers used the "clouds behind the sun" as a pro argument for flat earth. But it sure as hell is making me wonder about the 93 million mile away sun claims. It's just an illusion argument sounds like an illusion to me.

If you take a really bright flashlight, bright enough to hurt your eyes to look at, hold it an arm away and look right at it, the light will grow a corona. This is a lensing effect caused by more photons hitting a photosensitive surface than that surface can process. Anybody who has worked with a lot of images knows this. Shine a bright light directly at the camera and it looks bigger. Shine it right at your eyes and it gets a corona on your retina.

 

[PatriotOne]

Gunny wins the thread.

Not yet....I still have no explanation on why the clouds are behind a sun 93 million miles away.

 

[GunnyFreedom]

Not yet....I still have no explanation on why the clouds are behind a sun 93 million miles away.

Because they aren't. You don't get to just ignore everything I say and make me keep answering the exact same question over and over and over again. That is not the signature of a seeker of wisdom, but that of a self appointed evangelist.

I will not waste my new year on attempting to enlighten the dead.

Thank you kind ladies and gentlemen!

 

[PatriotOne]

If you take a really bright flashlight, bright enough to hurt your eyes to look at, hold it an arm away and look right at it, the light will grow a corona. This is a lensing effect caused by more photons hitting a photosensitive surface than that surface can process. Anybody who has worked with a lot of images knows this. Shine a bright light directly at the camera and it looks bigger. Shine it right at your eyes and it gets a corona on your retina.

Okay, that's sounds reasonable but how does that explain clouds behind the sun? That's the part that I can't seem to explain in the pic using any common sense or science.

 

[PatriotOne]

Because they aren't. You don't get to just ignore everything I say and make me keep answering the exact same question over and over and over again. That is not the signature of a seeker of wisdom, but that of a self appointed evangelist.

I will not waste my new year on attempting to enlighten the dead.

Thank you kind ladies and gentlemen!

Nothing you have said explains those clouds behind the sun Gunny. Never mind though. Didn't mean to upset anyone on New Years Eve.. I really find it curious. Have a great 2017!

 

[GunnyFreedom]

 

[GunnyFreedom]

Nothing you have said explains those clouds behind the sun Gunny. Never mind though. Didn't mean to upset anyone on New Years Eve.. I really find it curious. Have a great 2017!

Because they are not behind the Sun. Period. How many times do I have to repeat the exact same words? That is how I know you are not sincere, but a peddler of quack nostrum. Go ruin someone else's new year. I'm off this crazy train.

 

[Anti Federalist]

I've seen that many times at sea and from aircraft.

Aliens.

 

[PatriotOne]

Because they are not behind the Sun. Period. How many times do I have to repeat the exact same words? That is how I know you are not sincere, but a peddler of quack nostrum. Go ruin someone else's new year. I'm off this crazy train.

Good grief. I'm ruining your new years? Stop being a drama queen....lol.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

I've seen that many times at sea and from aircraft.

Aliens.

I was thinking Russians, but it might be Iranians...

 

[Brian4Liberty]

Okay, that's sounds reasonable but how does that explain clouds behind the sun? That's the part that I can't seem to explain in the pic using any common sense or science.

Well, you need to do an experiment to prove your hypothesis that the clouds are behind the sun.

Might be hard to do. If you could stand on the sun, and see the Earth in one direction, and the clouds in the opposite direction, you will have proved that the clouds are behind the sun (relative to the earth).

 

[Natural Citizen]

 

[PatriotOne]

Well, you need to do an experiment to prove your hypothesis that the clouds are behind the sun.

Might be hard to do. If you could stand on the sun, and see the Earth in one direction, and the clouds in the opposite direction, you will have proved that the clouds are behind the sun (relative to the earth).

Okay...I'll try to find a picture and see if I can see the sun block out the clouds to prove it's in front of them. Oh wait..here's one.

Seriously...now apparently I have entered flat earth territory and looking at some interesting stuff. Didn't mean to go there but becoming fascinated already.

Watch the moon go in front of and behind clouds at same time. Freaky! I've probably seen this happen in person gazing at the moon before but didn't even think about how this would be impossible if the moon was that far away (240k miles).