Tuesday, March 06, 2007

Sidenote: a bit about the lunar eclipse and misconceptions

There was a lunar eclipse on March 3, which was seen throughout most of the world, except for parts of the Pacific. I won't explain why the lunar eclipse happens, but many people believe that the Moon doesn't spin. Phil Plait, an astronomer and a blogger (Check his blog out at http://www.badastronomy.com/) proves them wrong:



For more of his videos and science (especially astronomy) easily explained, check out his website and watch his videos. It's worth it.

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