Timeline for What's the cheapest lens to buy for showing ISS to a flat earther?
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| Jan 15, 2020 at 5:31 | comment | added | The_Sympathizer | You won't want to record with a cell phone because they can claim that is fraudulent video. Conversely, unless you can monitor their usage of their claimed scope, you can't trust what they say, either as they can just make something up and post it and you'd be none the wiser. The experiment would have to be done in person, with scopes inspectable by both parties. | |
| Jan 13, 2020 at 16:19 | comment | added | user1569 | If the initiative (to use ISS as proof) comes from you only, forget it. A flat earther will not be convinced and think of another "Yes, but...". Even if you have agreed beforehand to accept it as proof, this may happen. | |
| Jan 13, 2020 at 14:06 | answer | added | usernumber | timeline score: 0 | |
| Dec 28, 2019 at 7:17 | comment | added | tomc | Never wrestle with a pig, you both just get dirty but the pig likes it. -- from the dawn of time | |
| Dec 26, 2019 at 23:06 | vote | accept | PPP | ||
| Dec 26, 2019 at 4:20 | comment | added | John Canon | I hope you have other long term uses for your set-up. As @uhoh stated, the youtuber is monetarily locked into keeping his beliefs. | |
| Dec 26, 2019 at 2:36 | comment | added | uhoh | If the youtube channel is monetized, then challenging the premises the channel is based on ("science is wrong") is challenging someone's source of income. What do you think is going to happen here? | |
| Dec 26, 2019 at 2:08 | comment | added | uhoh | I made some edits to your question to better fit the Stack Exchange format. I predict that if the flat-Earther does buy the telescope and do the experiment and post footage, they will use it to prove that the Earth is flat and the ISS is a hoax, and you'll be forever tied to it. I recommend that you walk away from flat-Earthers, rather than enable them, but it's your call. | |
| Dec 26, 2019 at 2:05 | history | edited | uhoh | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
I tried to reduce the amount of personal information to better fit the Stack Exchange format. The question should focus on astrophotography.
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| Dec 26, 2019 at 0:50 | comment | added | notovny | It seems likely that if she thinks that existing photos and videos of the ISS are doctored, then there's not much that you can do to create a video that won't get the same claim, if the recipient even acknowledges your efforts. | |
| Dec 25, 2019 at 18:14 | answer | added | rackandboneman | timeline score: 3 | |
| Dec 25, 2019 at 9:37 | comment | added | user31179 | True. "Half jupiter" is nonsense. And to reasonably resolve the moons a telescope of 20cm or more is needed, could be out of scope (haha) for @LucasZanella ... | |
| Dec 25, 2019 at 2:38 | answer | added | Mike G | timeline score: 4 | |
| Dec 25, 2019 at 0:16 | comment | added | Mike G | @ebv Since Jupiter is ~5x as far away from the Sun as we are, its phase is never much smaller than 99%. | |
| Dec 24, 2019 at 20:00 | comment | added | user31179 | If I may suggest, Jupiter and its moons are a better target than the ISS. A decent scope and good weather would show the terminator lines when it is around "half Jupiter". | |
| Dec 24, 2019 at 19:56 | comment | added | user31179 | Errr ... Jupiter's size is 30 - 50 arcseconds, ISS around 50 ... yes, tracking and focussing is the problem for a newcomer. There are only seconds. | |
| Dec 24, 2019 at 19:31 | comment | added | AtmosphericPrisonEscape | I think the mount and the tracking is the first, most important thing. The ISS is a moderately small object, moving fast. By comparison, the ISS should be around 2 arcseconds in size, while Jupiter is 0.4 arcseconds, and you usually can see Jupiter through regular binoculars. So if you don't have expensive tracking, gauge if your camera can resolve Jupiter, then place it in wide-angle staring mode onto the path the ISS will track on the sky, and once it's close, go nuts on those quickshots and hope you catch it. | |
| Dec 24, 2019 at 19:27 | comment | added | user31179 | Hi ! The forums on cloudynights.com are a good place for this type of info. And other stargazer forums, of course ... good luck ! | |
| Dec 24, 2019 at 18:27 | comment | added | dalearn | Are product recommendations on topic here? | |
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| Dec 24, 2019 at 17:38 | history | asked | PPP | CC BY-SA 4.0 |