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[–] vga@sopuli.xyz 37 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

How perfectly moon fits between earth and the sun is one of the weirdest things about our solar system for me.

[–] BluesF@lemmy.world 33 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Especially because it hasn't always and it won't forever. Humanity's existence just happens to coincide with the period of amazing eclipses.

[–] aeharding@vger.social 7 points 3 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 8 points 3 months ago

It's pretty fantastic, but not that good.

[–] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 4 points 3 months ago

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/

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You kidding?

There is loads of space between the Earth and the Sun to fit the Moon.

[–] vga@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

no way dude just look at it puff