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why does the moon perfectly block out the sun's "disc area" during eclipse?

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why does the moon perfectly block out the sun's "disc area" during eclipse?

« 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...

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why does the moon perfectly block out the sun's "disc area" during eclipse?

« Reply #1 on: 14/03/2011 13:16:24 »

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

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why does the moon perfectly block out the sun's "disc area" during eclipse?

« Reply #2 on: 14/03/2011 23:43:14 »

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

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