Talk:Solar eclipse

Moon footer

Do you think that it would be appropriate to add the following Moon footer to this page?

Lunokhod 10:20, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

Looks appropriate to me. Nick Mks 18:33, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

Media Links

Why were the media links removed? I eventually found them, but why create another page? Mythology is the reason man looked to the skys in the first place. Without the mythology there would be no modern day astronomy? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.150.85.144 (talk • contribs) 15:33, 14 December, 2006 (UTC)

As a matter of fact, I have no idea what you are referring to. If you mean Solar eclipses in fiction, that was done because the section and the article were getting too large... Nick Mks 17:33, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

is it possible?

ihave been hearing about men being on the moon during asolar eclipse. is this possible? i need someone to answer my question asap! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Tshah21 (talk • contribs) 22:46, 29 January 2007 (UTC).

There were only people on the Moon during the Apollo missions - you can check the dates at Project Apollo#Manned_missions. You can check the Moon phases at http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/MoonPhase.html . Solar eclipses only take place at new moon, when the side of the Moon facing the Earth is in darkness. I expect the Apollo management to have used their senses and only had men on the Moon during daylight, i.e. around full moon. You can check whether there was a lunar eclipse instead during the Apollo missions from the 10-year tables at http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/lunar.html . Tom Peters 11:40, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Actually, TP, it was preferred to have the landings in the lunar morning; some were before the 1st quarter. The surface would be hotter later. I think another factor would have been the longer shadows would be better for seeing objects in landings Saros136 11:56, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

this is a featured article?

how are such subjective statements as "this is a very spectacular and beautiful sight" considered worthy of inclusion in an encyclopedia, much less a "featured article"? absolute rubbish. 60.241.191.144 09:28, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

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== ENERGY PUZZLE ==

the article says that the moon is slowly moving away from the earth
so where then is the energy coming from to achieve that?
it does not say
also, is a partial eclipse possible which is not visible from the mediteranean latitudes?
and is a total eclipse possible which is not visible from the mediteranean latitudes?
--83.105.33.91 13:15, 9 March 2007 (UTC)