How can earth's shadow coveres almost (exact) the whole sun, making a very thin ring during a solar eclips.

Question

Hope u got my question.
Is it science behind this or something super natural thing happening in this phenominon giving the clue that GOD exist... ?
The distance of earth and sun must be so calculated that a perfact shadow of earth is dropped over the sun making a butifull ring in center..(I tried my best to put up what i want to say...)
Thanx ...
Ninad
(INDIA)

Answer 1

Hi Ninad,

What I believe you are trying to say is why, when the moon gets between the sun and earth, it blocks out just the right amount of the sun to where you can see the corona. Yes, the moon is just the right size and distance from the earth to do that. Isn't it wonderful! It's God's way of reminding us that he made this planet and solar system just for our enjoyment.

BTW, ignore the buttheads, they apparently missed the part that you are having a little trouble with our language. It's ok, I believe I got what you mean.

Answer 2

first of all, it's not earth's shadow you're talking about, but the moon's shadow. --> solar eclipses

in the case of moonar eclipses, it's earth's shadow that is projected over the moon and give it a redish color (due to the effect of eart's having an atmosphere... a bit like a sunset : same color and same effect)

and the reason behind the moon LOOKING about as big as the sun from earth is : PURE LUCK.
If you want to see "God's Hand" in that, I suggest you try to look for more convicing clues, like the miracle of birth or something more significant.

And as a matter of interest, the moon is slowly going away from earth, meaning that in a few thousand years, the moon will not be able to project it's shadow as far as earth (it won't cover the sun completely anymore)

Answer 3

Dude.

There is no other luminating gas giant type thing like the sun in our universe. What in the galaxy do you expect to cause that shadow on the sun?

Shadows don't run towards the source of light, they appear on the other side of an object which blocks the light source, effectively creating a space where there is no direct light fall.

Answer 4

It is not the earth's shadow... It is the MOON! :)

And by the way it does not always happen to cover exactly. There are also Annular eclipses where the shadow of the moon is not big enough to cover all of the Sun's disk.

Answer 5

Happenstance. It is strictly a coincidence that the image of both the sun and the moon are about the same size (half a degree in diameter). Because of the ellipticity of the moon's orbit (and to a lesser degree, the sun's), solar eclipses may be annular (if the moon is away) or full (if the moon is close in).

Answer 6

Actually, it is the moon that casts its shadow on the earth, and no, the size is not exactly calculated, but some light just passes from the sides of the moon.

Answer 7

it's not the earth's shadow but shadow of the moon that falls on earth during solar eclipses. yeah, the idea is simple, though the sun is zillions of times bigger than our palms, yet our palms can be conviniently used to cover our eyes. the idea is similar. and you dont you dont seem to know what you want to say!...go and study hard, rectify your basics (which a child is suppossed to know), work hard and then you will realise that it's in working hard and gaining knowledge that GOD can be realized.

Answer 8

"heavens" replace into no longer "Heaven" yet all the stuff that we see whilst we glance up. The Universe itself - some thing that i could think of appeared plenty like the super bang. Then God created the Earth. whilst He "created easy" he replace into no longer coming up the solar, as he did no longer try this till the fourth day. we don't understand what that "easy" replace into different than that it replace into no longer our easy yet only easy ordinarily. He did no longer even create the different stars till the fourth day. to declare God created the Earth (yet that it replace into formless) before coming up easy, or the solar, moon, or stars is somewhat probably only asserting he created the "be counted" that alter into to be the earth. the super bang additionally suits into that description.

Answer 9

are you talking about the moon's shadow? earth doesnt cast a shadow that we can see. anyway, it is just purely a coicidence, a beautiful coincidence