Solar Eclipse Scale Model: the 3.3 inch Moon casts its shadow onto a 12 inch Earth globe as the Sun sets over the bluffs of the Central Coast. The Earth, Moon, and the distance between them (lunar orbit radius) are all to scale in this simulation of a solar eclipse. The Moon orbits the Earth at an average distance of 30 Earth diameters, or 30 feet away at this scale. Just arrived in Texas- hopefully we will see the total eclipse on Monday! Video shot on the cliffs just north of Cayucos CA ➡️ Fol

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