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Harvard university
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When viewed from the Earth, the Moon and the Sun subtend about the same angle, which is why total eclipses of the Sun are possible. Confirm this by calculating the angles subtended by the Moon and the Sun. Useful data for this problem can be found in Appendix C.
(a) θMoon = answer in rad
(b) θSun = answer in rad
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