On April 8th we will experience an awesome total Solar Eclipse across much of eastern North America. Sadly, States and counties across the path are declaring States of Emergency so they can invoke special emergency powers (like martial law). Really folks, a one-day surge of tourists is a State of Emergency??
The Solar Eclipse
A Solar Eclipse occurs when the Moon (which is only 240,000 miles away) passes in front of the sun (which is really, really far away). By an astounding coincidence, that occurs nowhere else in our Solar System. The Moon appears to be exactly the same size as the Sun, which makes a Solar Eclipse an almost mystical event.
The odds of our Moon being exactly the right size and distance to create this perfect appearance are so remote that many people believe the Moon is actually a giant, hollow Death Star created by Ancient Aliens. Sorry folks ... coincidence is COOL, but it isn't proof.
In any case, The next eclipse to be widely visible across the United States will be in 2045. SO, if you have never experienced a Solar Eclipse then I recommend that you try to see this one.
In any case, The next eclipse to be widely visible across the United States will be in 2045. SO, if you have never experienced a Solar Eclipse then I recommend that you try to see this one.
The Flat Earth
I'm not sure if Flat Earthers are real or just having fun mocking science ... but they sure create some awesome images of "reality" while they claim that all pictures of a spherical Earth are fake. Unfortunately, if the Sun and Moon are both the same size and just circle around Terra like planes waiting to land at O'Hare airport, then there is no explanation for the solar eclipse.
DARN!! It would be so cool if the Earth was a flat slab on the back of a giant cosmic turtle.
Recently, I have discovered absolute proof that Terra is NOT flat. Trust The Science!!
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