[–] MFin_Looter_Kangs 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
“And the angular size of the Sun (1/2 degree) is almost exactly the angular size of the Moon.”
University of Michigan website
http://www.umich.edu/~lowbrows/astrophotos/alway/lunareclipse.html
[–] FreeinTX 2 points -2 points 0 points (+0|-2) ago
Would be great if the link you provided was to the actual piece that you quoted.
[–] MFin_Looter_Kangs 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
It’s there, I am not making this up. You’ll have to scroll almost all the way down. Look for a paragraph that starts “How wide is the penumbra?”.
I can’t link to the actual part I’m quoting. It’s not possible in HTML.