alt Hacker NewsShow HN: Meteor shower, planet alignment, eclipse kit
I made this little walkthrough for finding the visible planets tonight and a meteor shower shooting start counter. Plus a little model of the solar system to try to wrap my head around what's going on. It's all based on your location if you provide it.
lifesprites.com/solar.html doesn't require account creation. The rest does. It's free, but you need an account.
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jmtrevarton • today at 1:48 PM
I still don't understand why there's a new moon when the moon is between the earth and the sun and a full moon when the earth is between the moon and the sun. Maybe if I stare at the model longer it'll magically make sense.
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jmtrevarton • today at 3:49 PM
I think the measurements are fixed. Let me know if I'm wrong.
nephihaha • today at 3:56 PM
Several hundred years ago, these combined would have been considered a major omen.
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I'm seeing that there's traffic coming from Europe. Realizing I use US measurements for everything. I'm working on fixing that right now. Sorry for the oversight.