@St_Rev I have a math question
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Replying to @St_Rev
given the radius of the moon and your distance from it, how do you calculate how much moon is visible from your position, in area?
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Replying to @blue_traveler
You mean, how much of your field of vision is occupied by it, or what?
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crab_traveler Retweeted Brian C. Thayer
I was thinking about this: https://twitter.com/briancthayer/status/649070976882229249 … Can you calculate the strikes me surface area with just r and the distance?
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Replying to @blue_traveler
The concept you're looking for is 'solid angle' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid_angle …
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Wiki treatment is predictably godawful, sorry. You don't need advanced calculus. I'm actually angry now bc that article.
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