Title: How do eclipses affect us? - Quora
Headings: How do eclipses affect us?
How do eclipses affect us?
Content: Looking at celestial objects in the skies it’s easy to believe that they are “painted” on a ceiling that rotates above us. We are separate from the stars and watch them on a grand stage above us. Patient watchers will notice some changes, the wandering motions of the planets, and the very occasional eclipse of the sun or moon. Sometimes planets move close to one another for conjunctions or alignments. With the telescope we can even see eclipses on other worlds called occultations (small object moves behind the large object) or transits (the small object moves in front). It is at these times - eclipses, transits, occultations, and conjunctions - that we are aware that the universe is not some distant painted stage. It is in motion and we have a place as part of it. A total solar eclipse is the grandest of these immersive experiences. There is a spectacular display in the sky. Next the skinny finger of the moon’s shadow reaches down and touches us.