POV on the Ringworld surface

You should be able to see the darker parts of the "night" spots cast by the
shadow rings, even in daylight, I would think. Though the other side of the
ring would be invisible, hidden behind the star/sun.


"Andrew Rae" <raean.RemoveThis@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
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 > I would think that the scale of the curveture would be too great to see
the
 > ring in daylight. but at night the sun would be shining on the opposite
side
 > so some of the ring would be visible. I think this is refered to as the
 > arch, as in seeker looking for the base of the arch.
 > "T" <tberk.RemoveThis@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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  > >
  > > Q) If you were standing on the ring would you be able to actually See
  > > the curve rising above you or would things look like the land was flat
  > > and in the distance would fade as the atmosphere occluded the landscape.
  > >
  > >
  > > TBerk
 >
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QTVRs from different altitudes.
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 > 3 up from the bottom
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 > QTVRs from different altitudes.

Some great pics on that site, too.

Have a great day!

Ernest
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