Testing the flat earth model
Channel: Uthne's Procrastinations
Date: 2021-10-05

I was actually just doing some renderings of earth, but you know - one thing leads to another, and before you know it, you’ve made a video.

I am testing how the Flat Earth model would work using known azimuth and elevations of the Sun, Moon and the stars. How would seasons hold up in this model? And would it be possible to navigate using the stars, or align a celestial telescope on a flat earth?

I also take a look at some of the misconceptions surrounding observations of our world.

English is not my native language - and I’m a natural born mumbler - so I let Alfred, who lives in my computer, do the narration.


Links:
Azimuthal equidistant projection, Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azimuthal_equidistant_projection

Clickspring, maker of the Antikythera Mechanism replica:
https://www.youtube.com/c/Clickspring

Watch how superior mirage turns a cargo ship into a flying dutchman:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cscxzE7Rloo

Cavendish Experiment, University of Michigan:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fw9n1qQYAfQ

North bound lane of the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway observed from the East side in Metairie:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHU9dj4zKLM

ArduPilot source code on GitHub:
https://github.com/ArduPilot/ardupilot/blob/master/ArduPlane/altitude.cpp