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minus-squareNeato@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoI didn’t realize the moon’s distance to the Earth varied enough to cause annular eclipses. I always wondered why we didn’t see more eclipses since the moon is revolving around earth monthly.
minus-squareStrykker@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoThe moon also doesn’t orbit at the same plane as the earth around the sun, so sometimes it’s above the sun and other times it’s below
I didn’t realize the moon’s distance to the Earth varied enough to cause annular eclipses. I always wondered why we didn’t see more eclipses since the moon is revolving around earth monthly.
The moon also doesn’t orbit at the same plane as the earth around the sun, so sometimes it’s above the sun and other times it’s below