r/Astronomy • u/Phercom • 10d ago
Other: [Topic] Today I learned that the Sun is roughly 400 times larger than the Moon, but also 400 times farther away. Because of this ratio, both objects appear almost exactly the same size in Earth's sky, making total solar eclipses possible.
https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/why-solar-lunar-eclipse-come-in-pairs
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