The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 7 months agoOnce* in a lifetime!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square126fedilinkarrow-up1803arrow-down145
arrow-up1758arrow-down1imageOnce* in a lifetime!lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 7 months agomessage-square126fedilink
minus-squarefilcuk@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up24arrow-down2·edit-27 months agoIt’s also an incredible coincidence (or otherwise, depending on your beliefs) how the distance and size of the two bodies matches perfectly for the total eclipse to be a thing at all.
minus-squareWhelks_chance@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down3·7 months agoTechnically it would be fine for the moon to be bigger or closer and you’d still get a total eclipse.
It’s also an incredible coincidence (or otherwise, depending on your beliefs) how the distance and size of the two bodies matches perfectly for the total eclipse to be a thing at all.
Technically it would be fine for the moon to be bigger or closer and you’d still get a total eclipse.