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Doh! What's a factor of 1000 among friends. I knew I had something wrong - Yes, it is 220 million.

So the blur would be 1/4000 of the radius.

If we are seeing the same star at the edge and in the middle at the same time wouldn't it be a blur? This is not valid, and not because you've missed a coulpe of zeroes. To see anything in two places would require it to move faster than light. EDIT: Oops :oops: :oops: :oops: I am so sorry for accid...

The motion of the stars around the Milkyway is a minor dynamic. It will take 100's of thousands of years before nearby stars (like Polaris) change their position noticably.

The precession of the Earth's axis takes only 26,000 years.

See Why is Polaris the North Star?

1/3 of 1% of WHAT?

My simple thought experiment predicts that half of the visible portion of a galaxy should be blured.

He's refering to Reflections on the Inner Solar System

In it you can see the near horrizon with structures in the reflection but can't see them above. You should see the red sunset in the reflection but don't.

I'm surprised no one has tried to answer this. I would think that the visual distortions would be very noticable. If the 100.000 diameter galaxy rotates every 200.000 years, (our galaxy takes 220.000,) then by the time the light from the outer edge becomes parallel to the front of the galaxy (50.000...

The moon looking bigger on the horizon is an illusion as the pictures show. You can Goggle "moon paradox" for background.

Here's a 25 page explanation The Moon Illusion

Since no one tried to answer this, I'll take a shot. I'll assume the moon is near the ecliptic as you do. If it is a new moon, thus being on the same side as the sun, then it would also be farthest north. Instead if it's a full moon, opposite the sun, it would be farthest south. Try a drawing: (sun)...

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