New to this idea, and I must say, I am still skeptical.  My question, as the subject line eludes to, is how does flat earth explain eclipses, both solar and lunar?  Something is obviously blocking the light during these times and in a clearly defined path that seems to support a round/spherical earth.  The upcoming August 21st eclipse shows an eclipse path that would be very erratic based on Flat Earth sun movements.  In addition to that question, how does one explain the moon phases? Every 28 days the moon goes through the phase of new moon to full and back to new.  Obviously nothing is blocking the moon during the full moon, but what about the other 25 days of the cycle (approximately)?