Re: [Marxism] From the Astronomy Department: when the moon goes red...

[Mike Friedman <mikedf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Lemme guess (and I'm no astronomist).
1) Refraction of the longer wavelengths through the earth's atmosphere?

2) Reflected sunlight?

3) It's not only lunar gravity that causes the high tide, but centrifugal
force as well. That one I remember from teaching earth science.


> Message: 9
> Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 15:26:48 -0400
> From: Les Schaffer <schaffer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [Marxism] From the Astronomy Department: when the moon
>         goes red...
> To: Activists and scholars in Marxist tradition
>         <marxism@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> On Monday 25 October 2004 13:50, Jurriaan Bendien wrote:
> > Dutch news brief: a total eclipse of the moon will take place in the early
> > morning of Thursday 28 October.
>
> pop quiz for materialists:
>
> o if the moon is totally in the earth's shadow how come we see a __red__ disk
> during total eclipse?
>
> o how come the dark side of the moon facing us is not totally dark?
>
> o if the moon's gravitational pull is the cause of the ocean tides, how come
> there are two high tides a day rather than one?


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