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minus-squareggppjj@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up42arrow-down2·6 months agoI genuinely had someone stop and ask me why you can’t see the moon during an eclipse because “it’s got light in it right”. They’re soon to replace our HR manager.
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-26 months agoAnswer: Light travels in straight lines (well, for this purpose) and the moon is roughly an opaque sphere. Maybe you could see it with earthshine, but I get the impression the corona is still much brighter. I’ve heard dumber.
minus-squareggppjj@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·6 months agoThe solar eclipse from Monday.
I genuinely had someone stop and ask me why you can’t see the moon during an eclipse because “it’s got light in it right”.
They’re soon to replace our HR manager.
Answer: Light travels in straight lines (well, for this purpose) and the moon is roughly an opaque sphere. Maybe you could see it with earthshine, but I get the impression the corona is still much brighter.
I’ve heard dumber.
A solar or lunar eclipse?
The solar eclipse from Monday.