Re: How far can i see?
- From: Sjouke Burry <burrynulnulfour@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 04:10:11 +0200
Jay@HK wrote:
If I stand at the coast assume it is sea level, how far if the end offor a=altitude(in meters)
the sea I can reach?
Further, If I stand at a 532m mountain, How far can I see?
Please let me know the quation, Thanks a lot.
and r=earth radius(in meters 6378000):
Distance=sqrt((a+r)*(a+r) -(r*r))
or:
acos=reversed cosine,
angle=acos(r/(r+a))
distance=(r+a)*sine(angle)
For a eyeheight of 1.80 m: 4791 m
For 10 km: 357 km
Dont shoot me is your figures are different.
.
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