The Cosmic Perspective Fundamentals (2nd Edition)
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Whether or not, the solar eclipses and lunar eclipses would be different if the Earth were smaller.
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14. Why does Earth not see a lunar eclipse once a month?A. Wait . . . there is a lunar eclipse every month.B. the plane of the Moon’s orbit is tilted to the plane of Earth’s orbitC. the Sun, Earth, and Moon do not line up in this order once a monthD. Because I said so.
From horizon to zenith, the sky takes up how much angular distance?
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