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How do flat earthers explain solar eclipses12/16/2023 The whole eclipse takes several hours, but the moment of totality lasts only minutes. ‘Totality’ is the term used for the exact point in time during a total solar eclipse that the Moon completely covers the Sun. These events are even more special because they are so rare and fall on such small areas where people can witness them.” What is ‘totality’? The progression of a total solar eclipse. Since the Sun’s corona is always changing, no two total eclipses look the same. By the time of Ptolemy Greek astronomers had proposed adding circles on the circular orbits of the wandering stars (the planets, the moon and the sun) to. When the Moon completely covers the Sun, the faint solar corona becomes visible. “The temperature drops, the land and the sea look different, and the stars come out. Down on the surface of Earth “a total solar eclipse can be a life changing experience,” says CSIRO deputy space director, Dr Mark Cheung. To understand what this is, we first must understand a familiar idea: context shift. , it is an amazing event to witness.”īut it’s not just a sight to behold in the sky above. I recommend letting philosophy do the work, specifically epistemic contextualism. CSIRO astronomer Dr Vanessa Moss explains it like this: “Solar eclipses are rare events when the Sun, Moon and Earth align just right such that the Moon covers the Sun’s disc, turning day to night.
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