An illustration of the size of an arcminute. A standard soccer ball subtends an angle of 1 arcminute at a distance of approximately 756 metres (2,480 ft).
This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: Changed angle from arcsecond to arcminute and altered distance from 45 km to 756 metres. The original can be viewed here: Arcsecond and football.png: . Modifications made by
Astrobryguy.
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2007-12-24T22:21:43Z
DENker 1440x480 (52694 Bytes) {{Information |Description=Одна угловая секунда примерно соответствует углу, под которым виден футбольный мяч с расстояния около 45 кил
Changed distance unit to its symbol for consistency with the arcminute unit, and so that the image is locale-independent. Also filled in the trace lines from the subtended angle.
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File:Arcsecond_and_football.png |Date=2011-09-12 02:54 (UTC) |Author
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