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- Thu Feb 25, 2016 3:32 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Highest, Tallest, and Closest to the... (2016 Feb 25)
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Re: APOD: Highest, Tallest, and Closest to the... (2016 Feb 25)
Geometry Error: Chimborazo's summit is closest to the stars on the celestial equator. But the North Pole is almost 4,000 miles closer to northern stars like Polaris. (Oh, and the South Pole is closer to the stars in the Southern Cross.) The "farthest point...from the center" claim is valid...