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About the only way that a lunar eclipse could cause any damage is if you were walking across a field by the light of the full moon, and you then stubbed your toe while trying to walk back across the field during the darkness of the total eclipse.

Otherwise, not so much.

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No, a lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes into the Earth's shadow. There is no adverse affect of this. However, when the moon passes in front of the Sun, a solor eclipse occurs, and the concentrated light of the corona can cause retinal damage.

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No, do you really think that would happen? A lunar eclipse is when the light of the full moon is completely covered by earth's shadow, and then it changes the color of the moon to a to an orange red colour.

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No, there is no hard, widely accepted evidence that there is a connection. But the possibility bears study. Tides are of course connected to the lunar cycle, and tidal shifts make enormous differences when it comes to loads on parts of the earth's crust. Also, the earth-moon system has this interesting characteristic: The common center of gravity of earth-moon taken together, also called the barycenter, is within the body of the earth. [If you imagine that the earth and moon were of identical size and mass, then from above you would see them orbiting around the point exactly between them, the barycenter, as if they were connected with a cord.] The barycenter is beneath the surface of the earth and constantly moving within the earth, as a result of earth's rotation and the moon's orbit. The moon actually orbits around the barycenter, and so does the earth. There is a possibility that the constant moving of that theoretical point, along with the enormous weight shifts caused by water, may be enough to occasionally trigger quakes.

To be balanced, many argue that the physics of the barycenter is such that forces end up being balanced, and there is no way that the moving barycenter is responsible for triggering quakes. It would take very sophisticated knowledge of the physics and math involved to uncover the answer, but in the meantime there is no hard evidence on either side.

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No, they don't. The idea that a Lunar Eclipse or other Lunar activity could be dangerous is as old as the human race itself and is probably one of a number of natural recurring events that led man to organized religion. Watching the Moon disappear when it should have been high in the sky must have been terrifying to prehistoric man and anyone who could offer an explanation would have instantly moved up the pecking order. Blaming it on a god was easy and then telling your congregation how you could appease it got you instant respect, a position of importance, probably free dinners and most importantly the women. You would never have to fend for yourself again. Gods have a funny habit of not answering back or of giving the game away so throw in the odd volcanic eruption or earthquake just to keep it all ticking along nicely and the witch doctors,priests and medicine men had a business model that has lasted all the way down to modern times.

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Yeah, it's 10x worse than looking directly at the sun and will burn your eyes out if your gaze is held for too long

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No, eclipses are natural phenomena and are perfectly safe as long as you don't do something silly like trying to watch them when you should be watching the road.

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No. A lunar eclipse is entirely harmless. About the only way someone could be injured is if you trip over a rock in the sudden darkness of the eclipse.

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Will watching the lunar eclipse through high powered binoculars damage your eyes?

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I looked at the eclipse without glasses but it didn't damage my eyes do you know why?

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What is seen in a lunar eclipse?

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I looked at the eclipse without glasses but it didn't damage my eyes do you know why?

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What word is used to describe anything of or relating to the moon?

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Is An eclipse of the sun is called a lunar eclipse?

No. An eclipse of the sun is called a solar eclipse. A lunar eclipse is an eclipse of the moon.


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