APOD: Full Moon in Earth's Shadow (2015 Apr 08)

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Re: APOD: Full Moon in Earth's Shadow (2015 Apr 08)

Post by FloridaMike » Thu Apr 09, 2015 3:54 pm

This has been some fascinating reading but invokes the image of priest tittering over tea leaves. HA!

I think the solution is to have categories of "Partial", "Total" and "Too close to call".
Certainty is an emotion. So follow your spindle neurons.

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Re: APOD: Full Moon in Earth's Shadow (2015 Apr 08)

Post by Ron-Astro Pharmacist » Thu Apr 09, 2015 9:26 pm

Shadows do some interesting things.

http://www.gfycat.com/TenseSlowDungenesscrab

The spooky shadow effect is discussed in May's Astronomy.

http://www.astronomy.com/magazine/steph ... dow-effect

Trying to find some information about it is a little too difficult for me….

http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/earth-sun/6624

… because I don't remember this from the third grade. :(
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