if you had a powerful telescope, could you see an airplane in minneapolis from chicago?
magiceye2008 asked:
Say the telescope can see at least 400 miles, and the airplane is flying 20,000 feet above the ground at 100 miles northeast of minneapolis. Taking into account the curvature of the earth, can you see the airplane from chicago?
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Say the telescope can see at least 400 miles, and the airplane is flying 20,000 feet above the ground at 100 miles northeast of minneapolis. Taking into account the curvature of the earth, can you see the airplane from chicago?
March 9th, 2010 at 12:04 am
probably, but good luck tracking it Dude
March 11th, 2010 at 9:02 pm
Probably not, since the earth is rounded.. >.> hayabusa445