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Dec6-10, 03:02 PM   #7
 
Quote by HallsofIvy View Post
No, it doesn't, it means the beam spreads out as it curves.
Okay, I'm not sure I'm understanding.

If I were to shine a perfect circle ray of light near earth, it would bend with earth until it passed it, right? If I interrupted its path with a big, white poster (or something) and the light hit it, what shape would we see on the poster?