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General Information
- Claimed by: bmlsb69
- Object 1:
- Name: West Anacapa Island
- Height: 930 ft (283 m)
- Distance: 31.63 miles (51 km)
- Object 2:
- Name: Middle Anacapa Island
- Height: 325 ft (99 m)
- Distance: 31.63 miles (51 km)
- Object 3:
- Name: East Anacapa Island
- Height: 250 ft (76 m)
- Distance: 31.63 miles (51 km)
- Observer
- Location: Miramar Beach, CA, USA
- Height: 3 ft (1 m)
Video
Simulation
This is for West and East Anacapa Islands only. It is not possible to add a third object in the simulation.
Analysis
- They did not account for refraction in their calculations. They used Dizzib’s calculator which does not account for refraction.
- The Middle Island should be 35% the height of the West Island. The East Island should be 27% the height of the West Island. But in the scene, they are nowhere near the expected height. The bottom parts of the islands are clearly obscured by Earth’s curvature.
- Everything is consistent with the spherical Earth model.
References
- Anacapa Islands – Wikipedia