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p1mrx on July 2, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: ASCIIMoon: The moon's phase live in ASCII art

The current shadow looks physically impossible... or it would only be possible during a lunar eclipse.

At least there are no stars in the shadow, so they get partial credit.

omoikane on July 2, 2025 | [–]

See also: https://xkcd.com/1738/

divbzero on July 2, 2025 | [–]

Also not possible: common representations of the star and crescent.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_and_crescent#Contemporary...

quuxplusone on July 3, 2025 | | [–]

See also: "Little-Known Types of Eclipse."

https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/05/02/little-known-types-of-...

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