fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 months agoW Earthmander.xyzimagemessage-square56fedilinkarrow-up11.11K
arrow-up11.11KimageW Earthmander.xyzfossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square56fedilink
minus-squarevga@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up37·edit-21 month agoHow perfectly moon fits between earth and the sun is one of the weirdest things about our solar system for me.
minus-squareBluesF@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·1 month agoEspecially because it hasn’t always and it won’t forever. Humanity’s existence just happens to coincide with the period of amazing eclipses.
minus-squareaeharding@vger.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 month agoYep this. Call in sick, quit, max out your credit, go halfway around the world, do literally whatever is needed to be done to see a total eclipse if you haven’t been able to experience it yet. It’s unreal. https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/list-total-solar.html
minus-squarelolcatniplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 month agoIt’s pretty fantastic, but not that good.
minus-squareTrainguyromlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoFrom what I’ve seen of future eclipse maps, it’ll probably be a very long time before I get to see another eclipse at totality Relevant XKCD: https://xkcd.com/2921/
minus-squareHonytawk@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoYou kidding? There is loads of space between the Earth and the Sun to fit the Moon.
minus-squarevga@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-21 month agono way dude just look at it puff
How perfectly moon fits between earth and the sun is one of the weirdest things about our solar system for me.
Especially because it hasn’t always and it won’t forever. Humanity’s existence just happens to coincide with the period of amazing eclipses.
Yep this. Call in sick, quit, max out your credit, go halfway around the world, do literally whatever is needed to be done to see a total eclipse if you haven’t been able to experience it yet. It’s unreal.
https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/list-total-solar.html
It’s pretty fantastic, but not that good.
From what I’ve seen of future eclipse maps, it’ll probably be a very long time before I get to see another eclipse at totality
Relevant XKCD: https://xkcd.com/2921/
You kidding?
There is loads of space between the Earth and the Sun to fit the Moon.
no way dude just look at it puff