Tracking Time Through Lunar Eclipses

Ancient knowledge linked the movement of the spring point—shifting one degree every 72 years—with precise cosmic monitoring. By observing lunar eclipses, early astronomers could accurately calculate the sun's position relative to constellations, bridging celestial movements with the human perception of time.

[jeffvw]

Very rare that someone this brilliant is also so verbally able.

[sluggoubeotch]

Backsighting the sun from the moon, brilliant!

[seanval]

it is called the precession of the equinox 1 degree every 72 years and 30 degrees is one house Capricorn etc is 2160 years this is an age and then a grand cycle is 25, 920 years and they have been measuring this since ancient times

[buddypage]

72 comes from the date math associated with the zodiac. For example, 72x30=2160, the number of years in a zodiac age. 72x5=360 and 360x6=2160 also. When you place a 5-pointed star (pentagram) within a circle (pentacle), the circle is 360 degrees and each of the five points are 72 degrees apart.

[coryp]

Mr. Carlson is my got to ASMR .. great voice .. beautiful knowledge .. I've slept listening to his pod casts and am better for it .. cheers!

[kathleenhensley]

I've just past the 72 yr mark. My 70s are very much the worse of times, the best of times.

[clifforddaniels]

while on mushrooms I came to understand we understand very little of our actual reality.

[notyaavridge]

The ancients would build shallow water pools for mapping the stars and celestial events. The reflection of stars on the water saved them looking up

[bajaborracho]

Love this dude so much. Makes everything digestible

[SteveRiddel-izcy]

It’s so nice to listen to an Astro physicist…. Who’s not a shill

[dianabrown]

Wow, this man always amazes me with his knowledge.

[thetruenolan]

Lunar eclipses are also useful for mapping the globe. Most people understand the need for knowing the time at distant points for calculating longitudes. Lunar eclipses happen at the same time for everyone in a position to view it. If you are far away in a distant land, and measure the position of the Moon or specific stars when an eclipse happens, and then compare your measurements to those of someone back home, you can calculate your longitude from the difference in the angles measured. Don't have a calculator for spherical trig? Make a big stone sphere (like from Costa Rica) and you can lay out your angles on the surface to map the world.

[mikewazowski]

Flat Earther's heads imploded after watching this video

[REAL]

FUNNY 😂 How U Show Tha Time lapes 0f The Stars In A Year Which Proves Earth Is Stationary / Immovable..4 Eva..& Everything Orbits Us/Earth 💯🙏🏽

[bovinicusdivinicus]

This just inspired me . Linking to what is says in the Bible that a day is as a year

[isiso.speenie]

Nice coincidence! ! Convenient for promoting your theory. The dinosaurs could never enjoy a total eclipse ! But they did get to see the effects of the asteroid that supposedly heralded the human race !

[leechild]

there is much more movement of the sun than is noticible in the life of a human. Not to mention the movement of the earth over long periods of time.

[tommyoshady]

I listen to this and I'm very glad that I'm not stoned.

[WilliamThemis]

You know... suddenly...im doubting the flat earthers😅...😂...

[cdk]

I can actually hear Joes brain making up dial-up modem noises.