Johnny Orbital
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Hey guys, hey Mick
first post on the forum, I hope everyone's doing well
So, I understand that the selenelion lunar eclipse is caused by atmospheric refraction..
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_eclipse#Selenelion
I get it
I'm just struggling to find sources explaining the direction of the shadow in more detail than I can muster up
can anyone please direct me to a source which actually explains the rotation aspect of the shadow
or if Mick could do a short video on it, that'd be a great help when these flat earthers struggle to understand.. which for once, is actually understandable, many of us globers struggle to explain it too
I get it, but I like to be able to cite sources too
thanks guys
(if you're interested, go watch Mick's interview with me on his YouTube channel)
first post on the forum, I hope everyone's doing well
So, I understand that the selenelion lunar eclipse is caused by atmospheric refraction..
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_eclipse#Selenelion
I also understand that the shadow comes top down due to the refraction causing the moon to appear higher than it actually is, coupled with the rotation of the earth.. so the moon is effectively moving upwards into the earth's shadow, but the rotation of the earth makes it appear as though its moving downwards from our perspective on earth
A selenelion or selenehelion occurs when both the Sun and an eclipsed Moon can be observed at the same time. This can occur only just before sunset or just after sunrise, when both bodies will appear just above the horizon at nearly opposite points in the sky. This arrangement has led to the phenomenon being also called a horizontal eclipse.
Typically, a number of high ridges undergoing sunrise or sunset can view it. Although the Moon is in Earth's umbra, both the Sun and an eclipsed Moon can be simultaneously seen because atmospheric refraction causes each body to appear higher in the sky than their true geometric positions.[4]
I get it
I'm just struggling to find sources explaining the direction of the shadow in more detail than I can muster up
can anyone please direct me to a source which actually explains the rotation aspect of the shadow
or if Mick could do a short video on it, that'd be a great help when these flat earthers struggle to understand.. which for once, is actually understandable, many of us globers struggle to explain it too
I get it, but I like to be able to cite sources too
thanks guys
(if you're interested, go watch Mick's interview with me on his YouTube channel)
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