![]() Consequently, it is not possible to capture the entire circle that Polaris follows in photos with this telescope. Because of the long focal length, the field of view in the photographs is quite small, a little larger than a degree vertically in the landscape mode. The aperture and optical quality of Tele Vue telescopes are much greater than those super zoom bridge cameras. This telescope has a focal length of 660 mm, a bit more than the Nikon P900 and P1000 cameras that flat-earthers like to use. I have done this several times by removing the lens from a digital SLR camera and attaching it to the 127 mm f/5.2 Tele Vue refracting telescope at Johnson Observatory on the grounds of the Creation Museum. However, if one uses a lens that greatly magnifies the view (such as a zoom lens), then Polaris’ daily motion can be recorded. That circle is too small to be readily noticed by the naked eye, and it is too small to be recorded by most photographs and time-lapse videos using standard camera lenses. Polaris is about three-quarters of a degree from the north celestial pole, so each day Polaris makes a circle in the sky with a three-quarter degree radius. The north celestial pole is above the horizon in the northern hemisphere, while the south celestial pole is above the horizon south of the equator. Except at the earth’s equator, only one celestial pole is above the horizon. We call these two points the celestial poles. In the conventional cosmology, these two points are the extension of the earth’s rotation axis to where it intersects the celestial sphere. There are two diametrically opposite points on the celestial sphere around which all astronomical objects spin once a day. Since most celestial objects rise and set, it is easy to understand that what we see at any given time is just one half of a celestial sphere. The sky appears as a dome above one’s location. Examining Claim Number 1: Polaris Is Motionless Even long exposure photographs and time-lapse videos seem to show this too. That is the impression one gets by watching the sky over several hours. One of these false claims is that Polaris remains motionless in the sky as all other stars circle it. Flat-earthers make two false claims about Polaris (a.k.a. ![]()
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