how do flat earthers explain the upcoming lunar eclipse? and the fact that the earth's shadow on the moon is seen as a circle (ie sphere) from everywhere on earth?
I explained it a couple pages before you posted this.
On a ball earth model, the sun is casting light onto the earth, then the earths shadow is being casted on the moon. A lunar eclipse.
Now how is that possible when theres been over 50 Lunar eclipses recorded when people can see the sun out while the eclipse is happening, so that shadow is NOT from Earth.
"The moon passes through the southern part of the Earth's shadow, with totality beginning at 6:06 a.m. PST and lasting 51 minutes. [Total Eclipse of the Moon (Infographic)]
For most places in the United States and Canada, there will be a chance to observe an unusual effect, one that celestial geometry seems to dictate can't happen. The little-used name for this effect is a "selenelion" (or "selenehelion") and occurs when both the sun and the eclipsed moon can be seen at the same time.
Seeing the impossible
But wait! How is this possible? When we have a lunar eclipse, the sun, Earth and moon are in a geometrically straight line in space, with the Earth in the middle. So if the sun is above the horizon, the moon must be below the horizon and completely out of sight (or vice versa).
And indeed, during a lunar eclipse, the sun and moon are exactly 180 degrees apart in the sky; so in a perfect alignment like this (a "syzygy") such an observation would seem impossible.
But it is atmospheric refraction that makes a selenelion possible.
Atmospheric refraction causes astronomical objects to appear higher in the sky than they are in reality.
For example: when you see the sun sitting on the horizon, it is not there really. It's actually below the edge of the horizon, but our atmosphere acts like a lens and bends the sun's image just above the horizon, allowing us to see it."
LMAO its all a mirage apparently.
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