Talk:Valeriepieris circle
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Quah's circle should not be a circle in the provided projection[edit]
@Belbury:,@Bennylin: This edit replaced an azimuthal equidistant with an orthographic projection. As Quah's circle is not centred on the projection, it should not appear as a circle on the projection, even ignoring the Earth ellipsoid.
Granted the previous azimuthal equidistant projection was a poor choice as it distorted the antipodal landmasses. Possible replacements are
- Orthographic map projection: gives a "natural" view of Earth, but hides the far hemisphere.
- Lambert azimuthal equal-area projection: Shows the entire Earth and lets the reader compare the area of the Quah circle with Earth's surface area, but distorts (though not as much as equidistant) antipodal landmasses
Additionally, a full-colour Blue-Marble-like rendering is more consistent stylewise with the original Winkel triple projection.
Would anyone have an opinion on this?
Thanks,
cmɢʟee⎆τaʟκ 15:05, 17 April 2023 (UTC)
- I've rerendered the image using the Lambert azimuthal equal-area projection, as on the left.
- An added benefit is that the fraction of the area of circle to that of the globe is equal to its equivalent on Earth.