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Offline gyro

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Eclipses
« on: January 04, 2018, 01:49:51 PM »
As I was scrolling down the FAQ of the FET, I noticed the diagram of the sun and moon. If they rotate in the way you said, how do eclipses happen. Thanks.
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Re: Eclipses
« Reply #1 on: January 04, 2018, 02:00:47 PM »
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Re: Eclipses
« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2018, 02:09:40 PM »
In brief: Solar occur in the same way as they do in RE (i.e. the moon between sun and Earth) while lunar occur when a 'shadow object' moves between the sun and the moon and blocks the light.
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Re: Eclipses
« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2018, 02:23:11 PM »
Ah yes. The shadow object.
Big enough to block out the moon. Small enough to have never been observed by anyone ever

I guess the shadow object is translucent and possibly changes colour somehow as it goes across the moon

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