I'm not saying how big, or small the moon is... I just know that, with the light source being the exact same size, (at the point of the projected shadow ie: the earths surface) , as the object obstructing it's light.. the shadow cannot be smaller than the object casting the shadow.No, they appear to be. I can hold a penny to my face, and if it's at the right distance, it will cover up as much of my vision as my car. Doesn't mean the penny is a big as the car. The car is much farther away and bigger, and the penny is much closer and smaller. It's not a difficult concept.
You're saying the shadow can't be smaller than the Moon, so if the shadow is 60 miles wide or less, than that means the Moon has to be 60 miles wide or less. Correct?
I also stated that if the light source, the sun, appeared larger than the moon, from the earths surface (ie: the moon appearing half the size of the sun, thus having a large amount of the suns light passing around it) Then and only then would you get a hazy shadow that was washed out by the amount of light that is not obstructed by the moon.
This..... is not the case.... all models presented in science books and such... are void.
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