(meteorobs) Fwd Re: curvature of the earth

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• From: lewkaren@tiacdot net (Karen Simmons & Lew Gramer)
• Date: Sun, 26 Jan 1997 02:48:41 -0500
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>From: "Fuerst, Robert C. (Chris)" <FUEC0@towanda.sylvania.com>
>To: "owner-meteorobs-digest@latrade.com" <owner-meteorobs-digest@latrade.com>
>Subject: RE: meteorobs-digest V1 #338
>Date: Fri, 24 Jan 97 07:48:00 PST
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>Kevin writes (off the subject):
>
>. The light was being
>blocked by the curve of the Earth.
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>     
>     When I lived south of Buffalo (I know, I know) I always enjoyed sailing 
>either toward Canada (Cathy) or towards the city.  It always amazed me how 
>you could see the details of the skyscrapers or the tops of trees show up 
>the closer you would get.  It is the only sense I could ever get of actually 
>how big this "meteor" we live on really is.  It must be amazing to be an 
>astronaut and see it all from space.  On that note, is there any info on 
>seeing our friends from the top view?
>
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