In Reply to: Small bug in that script... posted by orejones on December 10, 2003 at 03:38:30:
The spacecraft does not have to travel anywhere near light speed in order to make the trip from our detectable limits (not knowing that it's out there headed towards us) to being within Earth orbit distance (opposite the Sun) within a few days. The earth travels an angular displacement of only a few degrees within that time; and since to detect it we would have to be looking directly through the sun to see it for most of that time -- it can get in. But thank you for your input, at least you entertained the thought, and that's what counts!
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Follow Ups
- Bug gone . . . - Merak 04:31:36 12/10/03 (2)
- Some numbers need being crunched. - orejones 08:21:30 12/10/03 (1)
- Please check my replies above (in the thread). - Merak 18:58:11 12/10/03 (0)