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[–] SculptusPoe@lemmy.world 22 points 4 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

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 4 days ago (1 children)

Also it moves at 1 km/s around its orbit

[–] ryedaft@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] psud@aussie.zone 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It is slowing down, it loses energy to the tides

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 18 hours ago

So the moon has been eating tide pods, huh? My how the pudding thickens

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago

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