Solar Eclipse June 21

[pjknibbs]

Also so it is the Moon's distance that makes the halo bigger? Cool

Well, yes...the moon isn't actually getting bigger and smaller.

[BrasatoAlBarolo]

Also so it is the Moon's distance that makes the halo bigger? Cool

Well, yes...the moon isn't actually getting bigger and smaller.

Of course not, it's a picture on Earth's roof, it doesn't change size!

[fiksal]

Also so it is the Moon's distance that makes the halo bigger? Cool

Well, yes...the moon isn't actually getting bigger and smaller.

Maybe this sounded sillier when asked)

I am just surprised the orbit is noticeably elliptical

[pjknibbs]

I am just surprised the orbit is noticeably elliptical

At apogee the Moon is more than 10% further away than it is at perigee (405,000km compared to 362,000). It's got a significantly more eccentric orbit around the Earth than the Earth does around the Sun.