Measuring the Distance to the Sun

Here we use our eclipse measurement of the distance to the moon to determine the distance to the sun using the geometry of the ancient Greeks. Donate to the Observatory Dome Fund! https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=WGCJ3CQUSA586 Bob's Websites Check them OUT: Bob the Science Guy: https://www.youtube.com/user/drbob420 ResearchFlatMoon (the production channel): https://www.youtube.com/c/ResearchFlatMoon Slide Rules and Mathematics (STEM Education): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEXa89aIdG222z8ADB0e7GA Shamrock Banks Observatory: https://www.youtube.com/c/CommonSenseScience Please consider becoming a Patreon of the Channel- All money donated through paypal or from the patreons goes directly into improvements in the channel (computers, cameras, lights etc) or to create educational videos (sextants, telescope equipment, etc). https://www.patreon.com/bobthescienceguy Bob Join our Discord Channel at https://discord.gg/QwcFct7DWc


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