Re: Relativity claims the corona is too thin to refract enough to curve starlight.

On Tue, 19 Nov 2024 18:56:44 +0000, LaurenceClarkCrossen wrote:

Relativity claims the corona is too thin to refract enough to curve
starlight.
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This is based on the Saha equation, which has been disproven.
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"The Saha Equation & the Pressure above the Photosphere!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vt_wnyewBm0&list=PLdnBDlkvz2vMjeEke6PLIQWNT1eZf7O62&index=4
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The corona is dense enough to refract starlight as much as detected in
the eclipse experiments.

I've written on Dr. Robitaille in other venues.
Dr. Robitaille is a crank.
I first learned about the Saha equation when I was a high school
attendee at the 1968 Summer Science Program held at the Thatcher
School in Ojai, California. It was one of Dr. Chambers' favorite
topics, and he made it really clear to us the physical underpinnings
of the equation and its importance in astrophysics. I've even written
about the Saha equation on Quora.
Contrary to Dr. Robitaille's claims, astrophysicists do not rely
merely on the Saha equation to calculate solar atmospheric pressure.
Data from solar missions like SOHO, SDO, the Parker Solar Probe etc.
all align with the standard low density atmospheric model, which is
based on known plasma physics. Solar wind data, the behavior of
the magnetic field, helioseismology, corona temperature profiles
etc. all align with each other into a consistent picture.
Like other crackpots, Dr. Robitaille quite cheerfully tosses out
decades of observational data and theoretical analysis to focus on
a limited number of items that don't make sense to him, and he makes
up novel science as he goes along.