• @morphballganon
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    61 month ago

    How is the moon eclipsing the sun at midnight?

    Unless you’re at one of the poles

    But why would a panther be at one of the poles

    • Dwemthy (he/him)
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      41 month ago

      It’s a lunar eclipse, the Earth is eclipsing the moon, preventing it from reflecting the light of the sun

      • @[email protected]
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        1 month ago

        A lunar eclipse usually results in a red moon, since the moon is lit with red light from all the sunsets on Earth simultaneously

        It’s not in pure shadow, since the Earth’s atmosphere acts as a lens and bends some of the light inward towards the moon

      • @morphballganon
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        31 month ago

        Oh right, the clean lines threw me off. Lunar eclipse shadows are much more diffuse.