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Re:How big is the entire universe? by jsmcgd on Wednesday July 25, 2012 @08:57AM (#4290668)
The visible curve of the Earth is due to atmospheric distortion? What? Surely not. Surely the curve you see is the horizon of your view?
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Re:How big is the entire universe? by hcarvalhoalves on Wednesday July 25, 2012 @09:06AM (#4290706)
I believe the author is stretching it. In the iceberg photo case, that's just barrel distortion from the camera lens.
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