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Answer by Sammy Black for Question about if something would be visible from...

If I understand the question correctly, you're asking about the height $H$ above the surface of the planet where you can just barely see the moon on the horizon, as in this diagram where I've greatly...

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Answer by Hosam Hajeer for Question about if something would be visible from...

If the center of Earth is at $(0,0)$, and the moon is at $(A, 0)$, and the observer is at $(0, R + h)$, then the line connecting the moon and the observer is$ y = R + h - \dfrac{ R+ h}{A} x $The...

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Question about if something would be visible from the surface of a sphere.

So, I am trying to see if something would be visible to someone standing on the surface of a planet or the top of mountain on it.So, imagine a perfect sphere for the planet, then imagine a moon which...

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