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To: rightwingcrazy
The identical size meme is a bit faulty.

Now IF the size and distance made a total global eclipse THAT would be something of note.

The size and distance are just that and only that. If the moon were larger or smaller it would just make a larger or smaller eclipse. If the moon were closer it would be larger, if it were further, smaller.

It's not as big of a talking point as most people make it to be.

13 posted on 08/20/2017 7:51:49 PM PDT by rawcatslyentist (TETELESTI Read em and weep Lucy! Yer times almost up.)
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To: rawcatslyentist

If the apparent size of the moon were somewhat smaller, there would never be total eclipses. If it were somewhat bigger, they would become commonplace. I imagine if you took an inventory of the planets circling stars in the galaxy, the number with moons meeting these criteria for rare eclipses would be exceedingly small.


22 posted on 08/22/2017 7:27:15 AM PDT by rightwingcrazy
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