Hey!
I just registered hoping somebody can help me understand why the moon happens to be such a size and at such a distance that it appears to be the same size as the Sunduring a Solar eclipse. Is it a coincidence of some kind? or are there forces/factors at play?
I find it difficult to word the question properly...
To make this seem even more mysterious and strange in my mind is the fact that the Earth's shadow happens to be the same size as the moon during a lunar eclipse... this mystery/phenomena/coincidence/syncranisation has been puzzling me for a little while now. Though im not the brightest, so hopefully some of you science dudes can explain it to me?
Many thanks