My mom lives on the US east coast and I live on the west coast. When she called to tell me about an upcoming supermoon, I knew that she would see it rise three hours before me – just like she sees sunrises and sunsets three hours before me. But during the total solar eclipse, I saw it a few hours before her. Why?
On the day of the eclipse, I looked up this question on YouTube and landed on a video from the flat Earth people. They pointed out three undisputed facts:
FACT #1 – The Earth rotates eastward once per day.
FACT #2 – The Moon orbits the Earth eastward every 29 days.
FACT #3 – The Moon’s shadow moved from west to east.
How can that be?! Their video clip accurately shows the relative size of the Earth and Moon and the correct orbital periods. What did the video get wrong? Ponder this before Googlebinging it.
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