Eclipse

Eclipse Sat 3 Mar 07 23:31
Well the lunar eclipse is well underway, almost like Mars has dropped in for a visit. There are 2 really spooky things about the moon

1) It turns on its axis in exactly the same time period as it rotates around the Earth. So we only ever see one side, the far side is never visible from the Earth nor does it have the dusty plains we call seas

2) If the Earth was the size of a pea, the Sun would be the size of a beach ball and the Moon would be the size of a grain of mustard. The really weird thing is that when viewed from the Earth, both the Sun and the Moon have exactly the same apparent size in the sky, without which we wouldn't get solar eclipses. What are the odds

I've heard it said that the Moon was purposely put in the sky to stimulate human development, making women irrationally stroppy every orbit maybe also made males wander off for a day or two