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newjaninev2 · 56-60, F
As Justbychance said, it's simple arithmetic.
The Sun is 400 times larger than the Moon (1.39 million kilometres vs 3,474 kilometres), but the Sun is 400 times further from Earth than the Moon is (150 million kilometres vs 384,400 kilometres).
The Moon is moving further from Earth by 3.8 centimetres a year, so eventually it'll be very small indeed when viewed from Earth.
If you'd looked at the Moon a billion years ago, it would have been enormous in the sky. Even the dinosaurs would have had a quite impressive view, and that was only 60 million years ago.
Come back in 500 million years and, sadly, the lovely tightly-matched eclipses we see now won't be happening any more.
The Sun is 400 times larger than the Moon (1.39 million kilometres vs 3,474 kilometres), but the Sun is 400 times further from Earth than the Moon is (150 million kilometres vs 384,400 kilometres).
The Moon is moving further from Earth by 3.8 centimetres a year, so eventually it'll be very small indeed when viewed from Earth.
If you'd looked at the Moon a billion years ago, it would have been enormous in the sky. Even the dinosaurs would have had a quite impressive view, and that was only 60 million years ago.
Come back in 500 million years and, sadly, the lovely tightly-matched eclipses we see now won't be happening any more.
Justbychance · M
The diameter of the Sun is 400 times larger than the Moon. The sun is (near enough) 4 times further away from the earth, which would make the sun looks the same size or just a bit bigger than the moon taking the distance into consideration. It's down to maths, I guess.
@Justbychance that I know....but is it a coincidence that sun being bigger is placed away?
mysteriouslion · 31-35, M
@gaurangi if earth and sun were at a distance as moon and earth them earth would have not been able to let ppl live here.
SW-User
That's not the weirdest miracle in the universe
SW-User
Um distance
Jibby · 56-60, C
The sizes are as some people say an illusion but that illusion is still what you see and it's very coincidental especially during eclipse
NeloAngelo · 26-30, M
cool little fact is the moon is actually spiraling slowly away from earth so eventually we wont even have a moon...
wont be for like another billion years or so :/
wont be for like another billion years or so :/
mysteriouslion · 31-35, M
I remember you..
You were on ep too , ryt?
You were on ep too , ryt?
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mysteriouslion · 31-35, M
@gaurangi we had some conversation there but i dont remember what.
Its good to see u here.
Its good to see u here.
I also remember you....
mysteriouslion · 31-35, M
😊@gaurangi
Tminus6453 · M
Because we wouldnt have awesome solar eclipses if it wasnt
RandomUniverse · M
The only possible answer is they are the same size.
ABCDEF7 · M
You answered it yourself: it’s a coincidence.
SW-User
A religious answer eludes me.
YMITheWayIM · 46-50, M
Optics for a starter.
amrit19901990 · 31-35, M
google knows it as well
sighmeupforthat · 46-50, M
distance...
MartinTheFirst · 26-30, M
It's not. The sun is actually much much much smaller than you think from our point of view, it's just so bright that it looks large.