Solar Eclipse Coincidence?... and Lunar Eclipses
by Owen Borville
January 12, 2021
Astronomy
A solar eclipse occurs when the moon blocks sunlight from the Sun toward the earth, or when the moon is sitting directly in between the Earth and the Sun and all three are aligned in a near perfect straight line. The moon is much smaller than the sun, about 400 times smaller, but because the moon is located much closer to the Earth than the Sun, 400 times closer, the moon is able to block the sun completely during the eclipse. Creationists believe that this is not a coincidence, but rather the product of a grand design by a powerful creator. The moon and the sun are exactly the right distance away to allow the complete blockage of sunlight. That the moon and sun are about the same size in the sky when viewed from Earth by humans seems to be more than a coincidence.
Sun: 93,000,000 miles away from Earth
Moon: 239,000 miles away from Earth
14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: Genesis 1:14 KJV.
Sometimes there are partial solar eclipses where the moon is not in the right spot and only part of the sun is blocked. However, a total solar eclipse is when the sun is totally blocked. About two to five solar eclipses occur each year, but but these can only be seen in certain locations.
A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon is behind the earth, in the earth's shadow or when the earth is between the moon and sun in a near perfect straight line, so that the sun's light cannot reflect off of the moon directly and the moon changes color as a result to reddish or orange. The moon does not produce its own light, but rather sun light is reflected off the moon from the sun. Being in the Earth's shadow, the moon during a lunar eclipse changes from its normal white-ish color to orange-reddish by way of reduced light from the sun. The reddish color is caused by the moon's different position in relation to the earth and sun and the way the light is reflected. Sometimes these reddish-colored moons are called "blood moons." Sometimes the moon is only partially blocked and this is called a partial lunar eclipse. About two lunar eclipses occur each year.
by Owen Borville
January 12, 2021
Astronomy
A solar eclipse occurs when the moon blocks sunlight from the Sun toward the earth, or when the moon is sitting directly in between the Earth and the Sun and all three are aligned in a near perfect straight line. The moon is much smaller than the sun, about 400 times smaller, but because the moon is located much closer to the Earth than the Sun, 400 times closer, the moon is able to block the sun completely during the eclipse. Creationists believe that this is not a coincidence, but rather the product of a grand design by a powerful creator. The moon and the sun are exactly the right distance away to allow the complete blockage of sunlight. That the moon and sun are about the same size in the sky when viewed from Earth by humans seems to be more than a coincidence.
Sun: 93,000,000 miles away from Earth
Moon: 239,000 miles away from Earth
14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: Genesis 1:14 KJV.
Sometimes there are partial solar eclipses where the moon is not in the right spot and only part of the sun is blocked. However, a total solar eclipse is when the sun is totally blocked. About two to five solar eclipses occur each year, but but these can only be seen in certain locations.
A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon is behind the earth, in the earth's shadow or when the earth is between the moon and sun in a near perfect straight line, so that the sun's light cannot reflect off of the moon directly and the moon changes color as a result to reddish or orange. The moon does not produce its own light, but rather sun light is reflected off the moon from the sun. Being in the Earth's shadow, the moon during a lunar eclipse changes from its normal white-ish color to orange-reddish by way of reduced light from the sun. The reddish color is caused by the moon's different position in relation to the earth and sun and the way the light is reflected. Sometimes these reddish-colored moons are called "blood moons." Sometimes the moon is only partially blocked and this is called a partial lunar eclipse. About two lunar eclipses occur each year.
