tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14895585.post5705876883200999162..comments2024-01-10T21:09:40.742+00:00Comments on davep's astronomy: What the hell is happening?Dave Pearsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07460881163553899351noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14895585.post-18588817267238914612007-03-06T18:21:00.000+00:002007-03-06T18:21:00.000+00:00"It's not uncommon for people to think that the Ea..."<I>It's not uncommon for people to think that the Earth's shadow is responsible for the Moon's phases.</I>"<BR/><BR/>Me included, until last weekend when I saw the eclipse, realized this couldn't be possible and sought out the true explanation.<BR/><BR/>In Manchester it was a very strange night indeed because the sky was clear. It doesn't happen here often and to happen on the night of a Lunar eclipse is extremely fortunate.<BR/><BR/>If the bouncer was Manchester born and raised he may never have witnessed anything like this before - it's normal to see discolouration of the Moon here but it's always caused by clouds. I think what frightened him was that he saw something he expected to be caused by clouds but didn't see any clouds.<BR/><BR/>For someone with strong religious beliefs (I'm not trying to be racist, but I have observed that a significant proportion of black people in Manchester are very religious) it could easily look like something he'd been taught about end times.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10432054711574735376noreply@blogger.com