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Flat Earth Investigations / Re: I am wondering why I do not see...
« Last post by Tom Bishop on April 11, 2024, 06:46:38 PM »Yes, the RE Earth is tilted in relation to the Ecliptic, and the the area of the Earth deviates to the North or South a bit, but I still would not expect those shapes, locations, or angles the shadow appears and takes. In Round Earth Theory, during the Total Solar Eclipse the Moon is in alignment with the Sun and Earth, on the Ecliptic, so I would expect the shadow to appear on the line of the Ecliptic upon the Earth -- the plane of the Sun-Earth system.
I would expect the Total Solar Eclipse shadow to appear here on this path upon the Earth:
The Total Solar Eclipse occurs when the Moon is aligned with the Ecliptic and the Sun:
https://www.space.com/solar-eclipses-all-ring-shaped-future
Here is a Partial Eclipse, as seen from Earth:
https://rwoconne.github.io/rwoclass/astr1230/4.2-eclipses.html
"Viewed on the celestial sphere from the Earth, the node is where the Moon's celestial path crosses the ecliptic. See the diagram below (click for enlargement). Only if the Sun and Moon are both near the node at the same time can a solar eclipse occur. If the Sun and Moon are both near enough to the node but the alignment is not perfect, a partial eclipse will occur, as in the figure"
Why is the Moon's shadow at the time of the Total Solar Eclipse placed elsewhere other than the plane of the ecliptic upon the earth? The time of the Total Eclipse should be where the Moon intersects the Sun on the Ecliptic.
The "Path of Totality", where the Moon completely completely covers the Sun in Total Solar Eclipse, and the point where the Moon crosses the Ecliptic in the sky to the observer, is often visible to observers from a very odd shape upon the Earth. All of the observers on this darkened path see the Moon completely covering the sun in complete totality:
https://www.exploratorium.edu/eclipse/2024-total-solar-eclipse-guide
I understand the desire to obfuscate, but it is clear that there is something not explained here.
I would expect the Total Solar Eclipse shadow to appear here on this path upon the Earth:
The Total Solar Eclipse occurs when the Moon is aligned with the Ecliptic and the Sun:
https://www.space.com/solar-eclipses-all-ring-shaped-future
Here is a Partial Eclipse, as seen from Earth:
https://rwoconne.github.io/rwoclass/astr1230/4.2-eclipses.html
"Viewed on the celestial sphere from the Earth, the node is where the Moon's celestial path crosses the ecliptic. See the diagram below (click for enlargement). Only if the Sun and Moon are both near the node at the same time can a solar eclipse occur. If the Sun and Moon are both near enough to the node but the alignment is not perfect, a partial eclipse will occur, as in the figure"
Why is the Moon's shadow at the time of the Total Solar Eclipse placed elsewhere other than the plane of the ecliptic upon the earth? The time of the Total Eclipse should be where the Moon intersects the Sun on the Ecliptic.
The "Path of Totality", where the Moon completely completely covers the Sun in Total Solar Eclipse, and the point where the Moon crosses the Ecliptic in the sky to the observer, is often visible to observers from a very odd shape upon the Earth. All of the observers on this darkened path see the Moon completely covering the sun in complete totality:
https://www.exploratorium.edu/eclipse/2024-total-solar-eclipse-guide
I understand the desire to obfuscate, but it is clear that there is something not explained here.