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Old Jul 18, 2017 | 4:59 pm
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Originally Posted by Sixth Freedom
Surely the whole point of the azimuthal equidistant map is that there is no horizon?
That's why I put it in quotes.

That view would normally only show you half of the globe. To show more, the area near the outer edges is significantly distorted.
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