This may be a bit of a stupid or strange question, but I often spend time thinking about astronomy and bodies in space.
It seems to me a very unlikely coincidence that the sun and the moon just happen to be the same size when viewed from earth. (For the most part however, the moon's size/distance does vary somewhat).
When a total solar eclipse happens for instance, and when you are on the right spot on earth, the moon can pretty much cover the sun at a perfect fit so that only the sun's corona is visible.
Do you think it is in fact purely coincidence? or is there some reason why this is so, and if so, then what?
It seems to me a very unlikely coincidence that the sun and the moon just happen to be the same size when viewed from earth. (For the most part however, the moon's size/distance does vary somewhat).
When a total solar eclipse happens for instance, and when you are on the right spot on earth, the moon can pretty much cover the sun at a perfect fit so that only the sun's corona is visible.
Do you think it is in fact purely coincidence? or is there some reason why this is so, and if so, then what?
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