• thatsTheCatch@lemmy.nz
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    2 months ago

    They do actually appear the same size in the sky though, which is why we get perfect eclipses. The Moon is slowly getting further away from Earth so it won’t be forever. We’re just in a lucky moment of time in the universe.

    It really is just a coincidence.

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      2 months ago

      A pretty rare coincidence. I’ve read that if there was a thing like interstellar tourism, the earth would be quite popular for the solar eclipses, as it’s very rare that the size of the moon (in perspective) covers the sun exactly.

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        2 months ago

        welp to buy some real estate real quick before this interstellar tourism boom shoots up the prices

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            2 months ago

            Nah they mean observing from the surface of say the moon and seeing earth block the sun.

            I think this is a fairly common occurrence, but you wouldn’t get the same effect since the shadow would cover the entire surface and lack of atmosphere you wouldn’t get the sunset in all directions look.