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Re: Eclipse
From: David McN
Date: 2024 Apr 9, 16:24 -0700
From: David McN
Date: 2024 Apr 9, 16:24 -0700
Is it coincidence that the apparent moon face covers the apparent sun face exactly as seen from earth? Or is it a necessary outcome of physics? If the moon were larger or smaller, could it settle in an orbit at a changed distance from Earth such that it still matched the apparent Sun?