75) “From
Genoa, Italy at a height of just 70 feet above sea-level, the island of Corsica
can often be seen 99 miles away. If Earth were a ball 25,000 miles in
circumference, Corsica should fall 5,245 feet, almost an entire mile below the
horizon.”
Genoa has mirages often.
And this one gives us a Youtube movie too.
Miraggi accadono, faccia o requiescat in pace. I
don't speak Italian, but google translate does. And I put in Ezio Auditore da
Firenze's `requiescat in pace', because references.
See #74 for details.
Monte Cinto on Corsica has an elevation of 2706m. With 300m observation height in Genoa and and refraction coefficient of 0.2 at a distance of 159km you get 260.8 km of added intersecting sight lines. Corsica is very visible.
Monte Cinto on Corsica has an elevation of 2706m. With 300m observation height in Genoa and and refraction coefficient of 0.2 at a distance of 159km you get 260.8 km of added intersecting sight lines. Corsica is very visible.
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