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Re:Is it possible for a lunar eclipse to occur before sunset? by TheSpiceIsLife on Thursday January 05, 2023 @07:13PM (#34268987)
That's the canonical version of the story.

I wonder if anyone back then, say an armchair astronomer, tried to argue that it was due to the atmosphere, and backed their argument up by comparing the atmosphere to how a pool of water bends light.

We'll never know.

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Re:Is it possible for a lunar eclipse to occur before sunset? by dotancohen on Friday January 06, 2023 @08:39AM (#34274416)
Interestingly enough, modern Greece - so presumably also ancient Greece but I'm not sure - are one of the very few places where the water can be so still and so clear as to appear absolutely transparent. I actually experienced this last October in Greece and I never imaged that seawater could be clearer than bottled spring water.
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