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It’s the other way around. The eclipse is darker than usual because of volcanic ashes in the atmosphere. You can certainly predict a darker-than-usual lunar ec
by gattilorenz 4y ago
It’s the other way around. The eclipse is darker than usual because of volcanic ashes in the atmosphere.
You can certainly predict a darker-than-usual lunar eclipse (if a volcano recently erupted), if that’s your thing.
- SideburnsOfDoom 4y agoI see! thanks for explaining the mechanism. I should have read more. So the "darker than usual" aspect won't be from astronomical calculations, but from the historical records. Seems like it: "By putting together the information from ice cores and the descriptions from medieval texts we can now make better estimates of when and where some of the biggest eruptions of this period occurred."