What makes the Oct. 8th lunar eclipse so special? It's an "impossible" occurence
Tuesday, October 07, 2014
On Wednesday early morning, those watching the sky in North America will be able to witness the most unique total lunar eclipse yet. Though lunar eclipses happen twice a year, you might be upset to miss this one, as this rare type of eclipse will occur while the Sun is still up.
Geometrically speaking, that is impossible.
The typical lunar eclipse happens when the Sun, Earth and moon are all aligned 180 degrees apart from each other in the sky. When this happens, the Earth casts a shadow onto the moon, so the Sun should not be visible at all if you can still see the moon. How can this be? It's one, big cosmic illusion.continue Reading
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