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hjones wrote:
I am confused about the eclipse geometry depicted in this APOD. The moon is moving from the left side to the right side of this composite photo, but the earth's shadow also appears to be moving towards the right and overtaking the moon? Shouldn't we expect the moon to be exiting the shadow based on the orientation of the shadow curvature?

neufer wrote:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Error wrote:
<<An ‘error' is a deviation from accuracy or correctness.
A ‘mistake' is an error caused by a fault: the fault being misjudgment, carelessness, or forgetfulness...

...However, some errors can occur even when individuals have the required knowledge to perform a task correctly.>>

An [sic] pessimist is nothing more than an experienced optimist.

Chris Peterson wrote:I'd say there has been a compositing error in making this image.

alter-ego wrote:
I would likewise think that this image has a composition error, but I'm willing to bet this composition is one of choice.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Error wrote:
<<An ‘error' is a deviation from accuracy or correctness.
A ‘mistake' is an error caused by a fault: the fault being misjudgment, carelessness, or forgetfulness.

Now, say that I run a stop sign because I was in a hurry, and wasn't concentrating, and the police stop me, that is a mistake. If, however, I try to park in an area with conflicting signs, and I get a ticket because I was incorrect on my interpretation of what the signs meant, that would be an error. The first time it would be an error. The second time it would be a mistake since I should have known better.>>

<<The word error entails different meanings and usages relative to how it is conceptually applied. The concrete meaning of the Latin word error is "wandering" or "straying". To the contrary of an illusion, an error or a mistake can sometimes be dispelled through knowledge (knowing that one is looking at a mirage and not at real water doesn't make the mirage disappear). However, some errors can occur even when individuals have the required knowledge to perform a task correctly.>>

<<A gaffe [or giraffe] is a verbal mistake, usually made in a social environment. The mistake may come from saying something that is true, but inappropriate. It may also be an erroneous attempt to REVEal a TRUTH. Finally, gaffes can be malapropisms, grammatical errors or other verbal and gestural weaknesses or REVElations through body language. Actually REVEaling factual or social TRUTH through words or body language, howEVER, can commonly result in embarrassment or, when the gaffe has negative connotations, friction between people involVED.>>

alter-ego wrote:
An [sic] pessimist is nothing more than an experienced optimist.

Chris Peterson wrote:

NoelC wrote:It's interesting that the moon can be perceived as bigger near the horizon even in a picture. Our brains are strange things indeed.

I'd say there has been a compositing error in making this image. All the eclipse stages show the same size Moon except the one right at the horizon, which is actually 14% larger than all the others. This is not physically reasonable.

NoelC wrote:It's interesting that the moon can be perceived as bigger near the horizon even in a picture. Our brains are strange things indeed.