Think about and ponder this the next time you see an eclipse
or look up at the moon....
The sun, our closest star, is 93,000,000 miles away from Earth while the moon is 232,500 miles away from Earth. Furthermore, the moon is
2,160 miles wide compared to the sun's 864,000 mile wide diameter. This equates
to the sun being exactly 400 times bigger than the moon as well as the moon
being exactly 400 times closer to the Earth than the sun. In addition, the
moon's orbit is stationary, one side always facing the Earth. The far side of
the moon is the lunar hemisphere that is permanently turned away from the
Earth. As far as we know, it's the only natural satellite with such an orbit.
"If the precise and stationary orbit of the moon is seen as sheer coincidence,
is it also coincidence that the moon is at just the right distance from the
Earth to completely cover the sun during an eclipse? While the diameter of the
moon is a mere 2,160 miles against the sun's gigantic 864,000 miles, it is
nevertheless in just the proper position to block out all but the the sun's
flaming corona when it moves between the sun and the Earth. There is no
astronomical reason why the moon and the sun should fit so well. It is the
sheerest of coincidences, and only the Earth among all the planets is blessed
in this fashion."--Alien Agenda
It's hard to believe we are the only planet in our solar
system (that we know of) that experiences total solar eclipses considering
Jupiter and Saturn have 63 and 61 moons, respectively, while Earth has only 1
moon.
