if you had a powerful telescope, could you see an airplane in minneapolis from chicago?
Posted March 7th, 2010 by admin 2 Comments »
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?
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?