List of questions flerfs cannot answer

This is a list of questions that flerfs refuse to answer, don't know the answer to, or don't give consistent answers for.

Astronomy

Basic geometry

• Why is there a south celestial pole?
  • Why are there circumpolar stars in the Southern hemisphere?
  • Where is the south celestial pole located 'on' the firmament?
• Why is Polaris not visible in the Southern Hemisphere?
• Why is Sigma Octantis not visible in the Northern Hemisphere?

Eclipses

Lunar eclipse

• What is a lunar eclipse?
• Why is the shadow on the Moon always a circular arc?

Solar eclipse

• How do we predict the path of totality?

Sun

• Why does everyone see the same sunspots?
• Why does the Sun not change in angular size?
• Why does the Sun set?
• How do we predict what time the Sun will set?
• How do we predict what time the Sun will rise?
• Why does the sun set right-to-left in the Southern Hemisphere, and left-to-right in the Northern Hemisphere?

Moon

• What causes Moon phases?
• What are lunar craters?
• What is the Moon made of?
• What causes libration?
• Why is the Moon's angular size consistent with an elliptical orbit?
• Why does everyone see the same side of the Moon?

Stars

• What are stars?
• How far away are stars?
• What are stars made of?
• What causes stellar parallax?
• What causes stellar aberration?

Retrograde motion

• What causes retrograde motion?
• Why does the heliocentroc model perfectly predict retrograde motion?

Planets

• How did Ole Romer successfully measure the speed of light by timing occultations of Io throughout the year?
• Why is there a complete lack of perspective effects due to the planets being 'local'?
  • Why does everyone see Saturn's rings at the same angle?
  • Why does everyone see Jupiter's Great Red Spot in the same position?
  • Why does everyone see Jupiter and Saturn's moons in the same positions?
  • Why does everyone see Mercury and Venus' phases at the same angle?

Inferior planets

• Why do Mercury and Venus show phases?
• How does the heliocentric model perfectly predict the phases of Mercury and Venus if its 'incorrect'?

Firmament

• How high is the firmament?
• What is the firmament made of?
• What is beyond the firmament?

Astronomy equipment

Equatorial mounts

• How do equatorial mounts work?
• How do you polar align an equatorial mount in the Southern Hemisphere?
• How do equatorial mounts prevent field rotation?

Planisphere

• Why is there no working planisphere of the entire sky?
• Why do planispheres show stars below the ground?

Software

• How do GoTo telescope mounts know where to point?

Stellarium

• How does Stellarium make accurate predictions, considering it uses an 'incorrect' model of the solar system?

Geodesy and cartography

• What is the map of flat Earth?
  • Does this map have an accurate scale?
  • Where are the north and south poles?
  • Is this map compatible with observations of the celestial sphere?

Horizon

• Why is there a sharply defined horizon?
• How can the horizon obstruct distant objects?

Navigation

Aviation

• Why is the globe the only model of Earth that can consistently and accurately predict flight times?

Southern Hemisphere flights

• How is a direct flight from Sydney to Santiago possible?
  • How should we plan this flight using flat Earth?
  • What is the flat Earth prediction for this flight's flight time?