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Title: The Moon .... "it's something wrong with the Matrix"
Post by: Niros on April 16, 2007, 04:25:12 AM

The Moon should be rotated with 180 dgr :

The real Moon :

(http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/4925/moon1kq1.jpg)


the AH Moon :

(http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/3373/moon2ms5.jpg)

Title: The Moon .... "it's something wrong with the Matrix"
Post by: Martyn on April 16, 2007, 07:54:02 AM

Is it rising or setting?

Title: The Moon .... "it's something wrong with the Matrix"
Post by: Flatbar on April 16, 2007, 06:11:19 PM

In order to get the moon right you'd have to pinpoint the exact location on earth of which ever arena you are in. The AH moon as represented now seems to come from an southern hemisphere viewer.....mate.

Title: The Moon .... "it's something wrong with the Matrix"
Post by: Krusty on April 16, 2007, 06:56:08 PM

I don't think (but am not sure) that you'd ever see it upside down. The moon is in an orbit where the same side always faces the earth, and it doesn't wobble or flip around. Even if you were on the southern hemisphere, I think you'd see it "rightside up".


But, not 100% sure.

Title: The Moon .... "it's something wrong with the Matrix"
Post by: Dux on April 16, 2007, 07:52:27 PM

Think again, Krusty. :)

It's got nothing to do with how the Moon orbits or how it faces us; it's got everything to do with how you are standing on this great big ball called Earth.

Your "up" may not be my "up".

Title: The Moon .... "it's something wrong with the Matrix"
Post by: Krusty on April 16, 2007, 10:00:56 PM

ahhhhhh

Well then we all must be in S. Africa or Argentina, in this game!! :P

Title: The Moon .... "it's something wrong with the Matrix"
Post by: fuzeman on April 16, 2007, 10:46:55 PM

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Originally posted by Krusty
ahhhhhh

Well then we all must be in S. Africa or Argentina, in this game!! :P

One certain way to check...
[ warning lousy humor ahead ]
... flush the toilet in the Officers Latrine and see which way the water spins.

Title: The Moon .... "it's something wrong with the Matrix"
Post by: Oleg on April 17, 2007, 01:33:04 AM

Moon is too large and too contrasting to be real. It looks like you see it through binoculars.

Title: The Moon .... "it's something wrong with the Matrix"
Post by: hubsonfire on April 17, 2007, 11:00:01 AM

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Originally posted by fuzeman
One certain way to check...
[ warning lousy humor ahead ]
... flush the toilet in the Officers Latrine and see which way the water spins.

Can't do it, fuzeman- no more animated water.

Title: The Moon .... "it's something wrong with the Matrix"
Post by: Martyn on April 18, 2007, 04:52:48 AM

Hey hey hey - this is Earth?

If so then there's some serious sheep rustling going on - ALL the sheep are branded 'W'.


Call the police.

Uh oh... :D

Title: The Moon .... "it's something wrong with the Matrix"
Post by: BlauK on April 19, 2007, 10:02:39 AM

Also, IMHO, the night sky should likely be darker than the craters and "seas" on moon ;)

Title: The Moon .... "it's something wrong with the Matrix"
Post by: Martyn on April 20, 2007, 03:29:46 AM

Anyone recognise any of the constellations?

Title: The Moon .... "it's something wrong with the Matrix"
Post by: Kermit de frog on April 20, 2007, 04:12:01 AM

The moon IS upside down.

It's setting in the west and rises in the East, the moon is upside down.  :)

Title: The Moon .... "it's something wrong with the Matrix"
Post by: NHawk on April 20, 2007, 07:08:49 AM

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Originally posted by Kermit de frog
The moon IS upside down.

It's setting in the west and rises in the East, the moon is upside down.  :)

I do hope you were just trying to confuse people. Either that or it's time to go back to school :) .....

The the moon DOES rise in the east and it sets in the west each day due to Earth’s spin.

The earth's orbit around the sun however is from west to east, as is the moon's orbit around the earth.

And the moon does appear "upside down" to people in the southern hemisphere. Of course that's from a northerner's perspective. :)

Title: The Moon .... "it's something wrong with the Matrix"
Post by: Martyn on April 20, 2007, 01:20:06 PM

So we have the moon - but has anyone seen Venus, Mars or Jupiter recently?

...and what about astrologers then. How do they cope in AH? Huh? Huh?

Title: The Moon .... "it's something wrong with the Matrix"
Post by: Kermit de frog on April 20, 2007, 01:23:33 PM

If everyone turns their back to face the North and Looks directly UP whenever the moon is directly above them, the orientation will be the same everywhere on earth.  Do not overthink is concept.

Title: The Moon .... "it's something wrong with the Matrix"
Post by: Dantoo on April 22, 2007, 06:24:28 AM

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If everyone turns their back to face the North and Looks directly UP whenever the moon is directly above them, the orientation will be the same everywhere on earth.

Hmmm but what if you are standing at the South Pole?  You will be facing north no matter which way you turn.  This of course should make it easy for someone to "turn(s) their back to face the North" because their back will be 'facing" north no matter which they face their back, or if they should want to choose to, face their face!

The problem I see arising here is where you want them to look "directly up", because as we all know at the South Pole if you want to find the moon you have to look down.  Looking up for the moon would only have you viewing your feet surely?
Can the moon ever be directly above (or below for the Antarcticans) if you live outside of the tropics?  Penguins with enquiring minds need to know.


:eek:

Title: The Moon .... "it's something wrong with the Matrix"
Post by: Kermit de frog on April 22, 2007, 01:04:25 PM

Penguins are cool, leave them outta this!!!!!


Aside from penguins and Polar Bears, turning your back to the North and looking up, the moon is upside down, according to the thread starters information.


Oh and NHawk, that was a typo, I meant the Sun when I said "it's".  I typed more but ended up erasing a few lines in that post.

Title: The Moon .... "it's something wrong with the Matrix"
Post by: REP0MAN on April 22, 2007, 02:38:52 PM

The solution here is to perk the moon......

because it obviously Pwn's all of you.



:D

Title: The Moon .... "it's something wrong with the Matrix"
Post by: 715 on April 23, 2007, 01:36:26 AM

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Originally posted by Oleg
Moon is too large and too contrasting to be real. It looks like you see it through binoculars.

It is too large, by a factor of over 10.  If they made it correct size it would be a tiny boring circle (owing to the rather large 90 degree normal view for AH).

Title: The Moon .... "it's something wrong with the Matrix"
Post by: Oleg on April 23, 2007, 02:28:43 AM

I know. But they can make it looks real.

Title: The Moon .... "it's something wrong with the Matrix"
Post by: Martyn on April 23, 2007, 03:43:58 AM

I emptied my 30mm into it and it was still flying! Must be a bug.

Title: The Moon .... "it's something wrong with the Matrix"
Post by: Gwjr2 on April 23, 2007, 03:42:56 PM

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Originally posted by Martyn
I emptied my 30mm into it and it was still flying! Must be a bug.

and it just floats up there like a N1k !  Must be a rook though cause its waaaaaayyy up there too!

:noid