the sun when it passes between the sun and the earth
during an eclipse? And the shadow of the earth perfectly
matches the size of the moon when the sun casts earth's
shadow on the moon? Given the differences in the sizes
of the spheres and the distances between them what is
the likelihood that this would happen by chance?
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Interesting observation. Several years ago, I heard a pastor on the radio [can't recall who he was] pointing out the insurmountable odds of the earth, upon the occurrence of the "big bang", randomly ending up at just the right distance from the sun to sustain life, not to close [too hot], not to far [too cold]. Clearly, not a random accident.
thank you i love these observations. so scholarly yet we all know who is responsible
If I recall correctly, thw earth's shadow is much larger than the moon when the moon passes through it for a Total eclipse of the moon.
'Course, I'm feeling too lazy just now to Google it myself to find out for certain. Anyone else up for the task?
So I took a quick look, and it seems that the moon is smaller than the earth's umbral shadow when it passes through it during a total, but the relative size varies based on where the moon is in it's rotation around the earth.
Here's a link: http://www.mreclipse.com/Special/LEprimer.html
Nevertheless, I do agree that God had it all well planned out when He designed it to work that way.
thanks for the input joe. i stand corrected in regard to the earth's shadow against the moon.
but during a solar eclipse the moon (tiny) perfectly blocks the sun (huge).
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