"In the ancient and medieval world, eclipses were thought to be portents of important events, often signifying impending disaster. Part of this fear was because many ancient pagan cultures worshipped the sun and moon as deities.
Even though the sun is 400 times larger than the moon, they appear the same size when viewed from Earth because the sun is also 400 times further away. That is what makes a solar eclipse an amazing sight. If the moon or sun were only a little smaller or larger, or only a little closer or further away, the precise ratios that allow us to see the sun completely and perfectly blocked by the moon—but showing its chromosphere and corona—would not exist. The earth is the only planet from which one can view a perfect, total solar eclipse.
This makes it rather unlikely that the earth and moon are billions of years old. The moon is slowly receding from earth at a rate of about 4 cm (1.5 in) per year. That in itself is an argument against the 4.6 billion-year alleged age of the earth-moon system; but if this recession had been happening for billions of years, for most of Earth’s history there would have been no annular eclipses, and in the distant future, all eclipses would be annular only. In a billions-of-years-old solar system, our epoch would therefore be the only time when the moon and sun were approximately the same size in the sky, which would be a rather curious coincidence.
The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Psalm 19:1."
CMI
Even though the sun is 400 times larger than the moon, they appear the same size when viewed from Earth because the sun is also 400 times further away. That is what makes a solar eclipse an amazing sight. If the moon or sun were only a little smaller or larger, or only a little closer or further away, the precise ratios that allow us to see the sun completely and perfectly blocked by the moon—but showing its chromosphere and corona—would not exist. The earth is the only planet from which one can view a perfect, total solar eclipse.
This makes it rather unlikely that the earth and moon are billions of years old. The moon is slowly receding from earth at a rate of about 4 cm (1.5 in) per year. That in itself is an argument against the 4.6 billion-year alleged age of the earth-moon system; but if this recession had been happening for billions of years, for most of Earth’s history there would have been no annular eclipses, and in the distant future, all eclipses would be annular only. In a billions-of-years-old solar system, our epoch would therefore be the only time when the moon and sun were approximately the same size in the sky, which would be a rather curious coincidence.
The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Psalm 19:1."
CMI
