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Non Life Sciences => Physics, Astronomy & Cosmology => Topic started by: paddy73 on 14/03/2011 12:16:31

Title: why does the moon perfectly block out the sun's "disc area" during eclipse?
Post by: paddy73 on 14/03/2011 12:16:31

This maybe just a result of visual perspective , but I was wondering
why the moon is of a particular size and orbit, where by it perfectly blocks out the
"light disc area" of the sun during solar eclipse...

thanks
:)

Title: why does the moon perfectly block out the sun's "disc area" during eclipse?
Post by: RD on 14/03/2011 13:16:24

http://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?topic=17031.msg194941#msg194941

Title: why does the moon perfectly block out the sun's "disc area" during eclipse?
Post by: Soul Surfer on 14/03/2011 23:43:14

The truth is that it is an extremely fortunate coincidence and nothing else