Charles Steinmetz (csteinmetz@redneck.efga.org)
Fri, 02 Apr 1999 10:30:33 +0000
Bruce wrote:
> As an amateur astronomer, I'd like to offer a minor correction.
> The angular diameter of the Sun as seen from the earth averages
> about HALF a degree.
Oops! I quite literally used a rule of thumb -- I was taught long ago
that the width of the human thumb subtends about 3 degrees at arms length.
Calculating it now, I find it's more like 1 degree.
Thanks for the correction!
Best regards,
Charles
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