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[-] SculptusPoe@lemmy.world 21 points 3 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

The moon takes up only around 0.00077% of the visible area of the sky. That's a pretty small target. A deviation of .52 degrees from any point on the moon you are aiming from earth will miss.

[-] GottaHaveFaith@fedia.io 13 points 3 days ago

Also it moves at 1 km/s around its orbit

[-] ryedaft@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago

So you have almost an hour before it passes you. Easy mode.

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

I'ma roll coal at that speeder motherfuck. Slow the shitass down.

[-] psud@aussie.zone 1 points 1 hour ago

It is slowing down, it loses energy to the tides

[-] shalafi@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago

And begging your pardon sir, it's a big ass sky.

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