Talk:Eclipse
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Needs more cultural myths. Leonard G. 00:30, 30 Jun 2004 (UTC)
Two little ones (192.115.248.2 07:02, 29 Nov 2004 (UTC)):
- The Eclipse IDE link does not belong here, it does belong at the other end of the disambiguation page.
- Add link to the Mr Eclipse page? Mr Eclipse - Fred Espenak's site (http://www.mreclipse.com)
Hybrid eclipses
Really? The Moon would have to be so near its annular/total crossover distance that its shadow cone literally grazes the observer's position within the duration of near-totality. Are there any known occurrences?
Urhixidur 14:00, 2005 Jan 5 (UTC)
Contradiction with Lunar phase
In this article, it is stated:
- Lunar eclipses - the Earth obscures the Sun, from the Moon's point of view. The Moon moves through the shadow cast by the Earth. This can only happen at full moon.
- Solar eclipses - the Moon occults the Sun, from the Earth's point of view. The Moon casts a shadow that touches the surface of the Earth. This can only happen at new moon.
However, in the Lunar phase article, the opposite appears to have been said: "Note that the plane of the Moon's orbit around the Earth is tilted by about 5 degrees with respect to the Earth's orbit around the Sun. Therefore, eclipses of the Moon during the full Moon and of the Earth by a new Moon are rare and usually newsworthy."
I believe what is being said is that it's rare to happen during a perfectly full or new moon, but I don't know enough about the subject to tell which is correct--someone who does should make them match up. Chris 01:24, 13 May 2005 (UTC)
