We all remember the August 11, 1999 where for a long time we have not seen anything so magnificent a total eclipse of the sun in France. It was a superb show that many do not want to miss, because our country it will not happen again until 82 years! For me this was the first time in my life that I saw one. However, since 1999 other eclipses have occurred in many other countries, everywhere on earth. This year, occurred in the South Pacific, July 11, 2010.
Perhaps you've already seen a total eclipse of the sun. But do you explain this? You may have said it was dangerous to look to the naked eye. Is this true? What do these eclipses?
Reactions varied.
The solar eclipse is so impressive that some primitive peoples attributed to discomfort or even illness or death of the sun. Some Eskimos and the Aleutian Islanders believed that on this occasion the sun and the moon left their normal position to better see what is happening on the ground. In Tahiti, it was explained that solar eclipses are the marriage of the sun and moon, marriage is supposed to create the stars.
In reality, animals and birds are disturbed by the disappearance of the sun. In the darkness qu'amène the eclipse, the bees ceased their buzzing, the birds hang their song, chickens return to roost, and fields, livestock takes the same attitude as the dark. The animals will lie down for a "night" that will not last more than three minutes.
Spectacular.
is the new moon which is the origin of the solar eclipse. Ordinarily, she misses the sun during the day without us noticing because their orbits do not lie on the same plane. But sometimes the Sun, Moon and Earth line up. So the shadow of the Moon is projected onto the surface of the Earth, creating an eclipse. Why during the new moon? With a quarter moon could not have have a total eclipse of one hand. Logical right?
Solar eclipses are the result of a unique relationship between the Sun, Moon and Earth. The Sun is huge, its diameter is 400 times that of the Moon. But it is also about 400 times farther from us. Therefore, viewed from Earth, the two bodies seem to be the same size, and sometimes the disk of the Moon coincides perfectly with that of the Sun.
For such a total solar eclipse occurs, it requires not only that the three stars are aligned exactly, but that this should happen when the Moon traverses part of its orbit closest to Earth. The apex of the cone of shadow of the moon plunged into darkness a narrow strip of land surface, called path of totality.
The lessons of the eclipse
hindsight, many people have become aware of feelings that the event had awakened in them. Many of us had tears in their eyes. Chills we roamed the body, not the cooling of the eclipse but the emotion it provoked us. Whether on the area of the airport, home, in the streets, this eclipse marked our minds and our hearts. Some acknowledged that only a loving Creator could offer such a show that people appreciate the extraordinary beauty of energy source on Earth. This celestial show
has helped millions of people to forget their problems for a few minutes and focus on something really exciting and wonderful. Contemplating usually hidden facets of the glory of the Sun, some thought to the glory but invisible even grander its Creator.
Be noted.
Because lunar and terrestrial orbits are elliptical , the apparent size of the Sun and the Moon varies slightly depending on their position in their heavenly race. When the moon is at its maximum distance from Earth, the darkest part of her shadow does not reach quite the surface of our globe. In this case, the observer on Earth that is in alignment see an annular eclipse, the Sun is visible as a ring of light surrounding the moon.
grains Baily The phenomenon known as grains of Baily is due to the lunar terrain that divides the band of sunlight just before totality phase. The "diamond" refers to the appearance of the Sun just before totality phase, still run if a thin border that resembles a white ring topped with glittering shards of light reminiscent of a loner.
Conclusion.
Again without the immutable physical laws of Him who has put in place, the eclipse could not take place, it takes very careful and accurate calculations for they occur. And if, as some believe firmly or other claim in "Daily Newspapers region," the moon moves away from 3 cm and dust each year, eclipses have already disappeared. Yet the facts are there, they still happen! Have you noticed the positions of each planet in our solar system? Look at the picture on the left! The elliptical orbit of the planets placed one behind the other prevents it. If the moon away each year, it would disrupt our entire solar system. It's real thing, right?
Only here, people, leaders of all countries, taking the universe to a landfill, debris of all kinds looming over our heads. When the Earth, it is in no better condition. Why? The answer in a new ticket mood.
Evidence of a single planet! The land is truly a marvel. A beautiful and rare jewel in space. The astronauts have said that with its blue skies and white clouds, it was " far the world's most attractive". But it is much more than a planet. According to Lewis Thomas, writing in Discovers the , " the greatest of all mysteries of cosmology, which we had vainly tried to elucidate is the earth." added, It amazes us, in his blue air bubble is the most extraordinary of planets orbiting the sun, it produces its own oxygen, fixed in its soil nitrogen in the air itself determines its climate.. Are we really aware.
Wonderfully thought!
Atmosphere Earth, it also is unique and truly extraordinary. No other planet in the solar system has such an atmosphere ... the moon either, which explains why the astronauts needed a spacesuit to survive on this planet. However on earth, everyone knows it is useless, because the atmosphere contains an ideal ratio gases absolutely essential to life. Some of these would be fatal in its purest form, but combined them in the proper proportions in the atmosphere, they make life possible, so we can breathe safely without even thinking about it. Composition the atmosphere: 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen and 1% other gases like carbon dioxide ....
Oxygen ...
21% of the volume of the air we breathe! Without it, animals and people die after a few minutes. Too much oxygen would be dangerous to life as a pure state becomes toxic when you breathe too long. On the other hand, there would be more oxygen, more objects ignite readily combustible materials ignite at any moment, causing serious fires. We agree to the wise decision to have diluted the oxygen with other gases, including nitrogen.
nitrogen Ah yes!
78%! However, nitrogen is not a simple diluent. In times of storm, the lightning million each day, crossed the sky across the globe causing the combination nitrogen / oxygen. The resulting compounds are precipitated on the earth by rain, where they serve as fertilizer to the vegetation. Hey! This is not anything anyway.
Carbon dioxide ...
It represents less than one percent of the atmosphere. Without this gas plant life would cease. As previously stated, this is a clever and necessary exchange between humans, animals and vegetation. A greater percentage of this gas in the atmosphere would be harmful to animals and humans. Less? It would be insufficient for survival of vegetation. What a wonderful cycle and accurate!
The shield of the Earth ...
About twenty miles above the globe, a thin layer of ozone filters out harmful radiation from the sun. Without this protection, this radiation could destroy life on earth. In addition, the atmospere is also a protection against meteorites. Yep! To date, nobody has been killed by a meteorite. Most meteors never reach the earth because they disintegrate in the atmosphere. In our view, they are shooting stars. Without the atmosphere the earth would be bombed, not by an asteroid, but by millions who caused serious damage to life and property.
And water?
Yes, I have already spoken, but not everything said about this essential element to life. The earth contains enormous quantities of water whose properties are essential not only our lives but this all there is on earth. It exists as a gas (water vapor), liquid and solid (ice), so at all temperatures recorded on earth. Without water, animals and plants could not absorb the nutrients they need.
What about soil?
Its constitution reflects a genuine wisdom, offering everything necessary for plant growth. These nutrients combine and ground water with carbon dioxide from the air, in the presence of light to produce food. Of tiny living organisms found at a rate of several million per teaspoon of soil, come in infinite variety of forms, each work is the transformation of leaves or dead grass and other debris into usable material or to aerate the soil so that air and water can penetrate. Some bacteria convert nitrogen into compounds that plants need to grow ... to name it!
One more question ...
What to say? If that is the question: Why is our Earth is it in such a sorry state? Whose fault is it? Who's rampage? Is she really meant to last forever or will she really disappear one day, as alleged by the tabloid newspapers and some TV shows? As mentioned in previous post, the earth does not belong to us, we are only tenants, and tenants what sad! Finally
chance is there really something to do with this arrangement is perfect?
Who has not once looked a starry sky on a beautiful summer night? Who did not say "God is great!" In this contemplation, they really recognize that God is the creator? For many the answer is no. Appreciative they are, but it stops there. For others, however, that this universe is limitless power proves masterful and perfect power that comes from a Creator. Yet "we see only the edges of his ways." How true are his words!
Let our land yet.
It was formed to be inhabited. Evidence is: photosynthesis is the process that allows plants bioenergetics and some bacteria to synthesize organic matter by harnessing sunlight. The nutritional requirements of these organisms are carbon dioxide and water minerals. Photosynthesis is the basis of autotrophy * of these organisms. Photosynthesis is the main route of conversion of inorganic carbon into organic carbon. is a principle, shall we say simply, exchange. Animals and humans emit carbon dioxide when the plants feed on them in exchange for precious oxygen we need to live. The sun and water, as we have seen play a key role in this cycle.
Water, a chance?
The general belief is that all things happened by themselves, by chance or accident. It claims that life evolved over millions of years from lower forms until finally man appears. This evolutionary theory is often taught as fact. But is it true that the universe happened by chance?
We can not live without water. In a simple glass of water, there are thousands billions of molecules. Can we still speak of chance? Who put up these molecules? (Rhetorical question). There could be as much water on earth if it had not been placed at 150 million kilometers from the sun! Had it been closer or further away, life could not exist.
The faithful witness of the earth.
The moon whose diameter is one fourth of that of the earth exerts a strong gravitational pull on the latter, which stabilizes the tilt of its axis of rotation ... interdependent of each other and other planets that form our solar system. The position of the moon relative to our planet is serious, if it deviated from its path or move away, as claimed by people in a local newspaper, the earth would lose its stability, even if the axis of the earth for years ranged from 0 to 05%, there would have dramatic consequences on the climate. Temperatures reach highs on a portion of the land while on the other they descended very low. But the moon is there, and it contributes to the stability of climate and seasons, yet much disturbed today. Still, the moon is both beautiful and essential to life.
And beyond?
Beyond our solar system, our galaxy, astronomers have counted the billions of other galaxies ( left: Pillars of Creation ). These celestial bodies are moving permanently, the universe is in perpetual motion. How much energy did it take to build this universe lecture? As in the hands of a potter, the creator of the universe used his power ... with Art.
To keep the earth in its proper axis, at the right distance from the sun to be calculated instead of its satellite, the moon and its usefulness, and all other celestial bodies, stars, small lights in the heaven, for all these reasons by citing only those, Paul Dirac, physicist and mathematician, came to this conclusion: That the Creator of this ingenious system is a mathematician of the highest order, and he uses superior knowledge to build the universe. Certainly, the infinitely large in the creation inspires respect.
Question and Reflection :
A person chooses a land on which it will build his house. She drew the plans. Everything is there, foundations carefully chosen materials to the roof. This person will take a considerable time for its completion. But this is not all around, it will also have planned a wonderful garden with beautiful flowers. Once finished, what will she do to you? Y live? Of course! Will you tell me, and you are right. But over the years eventually reveal cracks in walls, old paint, paper room was torn scribbled by and toddlers, the location is excellent, and malicious people have done graffiti on exterior walls ... to name it. What will our architect? Explode or get back to work to renovate it? What would you do? Intelligently, you're going to renovate because you insist, you've made your hands!
Why would it be different from the one who made the universe over billions of years in which our planet earth moves. Would he allow an asteroid, which he himself has put in place in this same universe, as comets hitting the earth to destroy it? It would be foolish and contrary to logic.
But then, some will ask, what remains for our future and those who inhabit it? Answer in a future post.
(Nebula Carene)
* Autotrophy: Qualifies body can synthesize organic matter from inorganic material (minerals simple: Oxygen, Hydrogen, Carbon, Nitrogen and various mineral salts), using either light energy (body (photoautotrophic photosynthesis) or chemical energy (body chemoautotrophic).
Stated simplistically : photosynthetic organism and, thus, able to meet all its biological needs from water, minerals and sunlight .
Feverishly, scientists began to consider the terrible damage that our planet would experience if a comet or an asteroid had hit the. Here's what they think would be the immediate consequences of a major collision: First, a tremendous plume of dust and stones would be. In falling, the debris would form a shower of meteors that burned the sky and forests and grasslands ablaze, killing almost all life on earth. The dust that remain suspended longer in the atmosphere would obscure the light from the Sun on the Earth's surface and veiled, the temperature would drop, photosynthesis would end. The cessation of photosynthesis would disrupt ocean food chain, which condemn to death almost all marine creatures. Finally, acid rain across the planet and the destruction of the ozone layer would crown this ecological disaster.
If the same asteroid fell into the ocean, it would cause tidal wave of incredible destructive power. Befall the killer waves far beyond the point of impact that the first shock wave, and would merely spread devastation on the coast located thousands of miles. Prognosis of Jack Hills, an astronomer: "The towns erased by the water would not be a stretch of mud. "
asteroids, comets, and Earth Today, we predicted the end of the planet as strange of all, a disaster caused by an asteroid or comet. We hear terms like "near-Earth objects" or "potentially hazardous objects" in connection with doomsday predictions that the Earth will be destroyed by impacts of celestial bodies. Hollywood was immediately converted these fears into commercial successes with films such as Deep Impact and Armageddon.
What risks you and your children are you going to be destroyed by a fireball emerged from the sky? See you soon rain in your yard pieces of iron and ice? If you live near a coast, your home will she one day away by a tidal wave because a wandering asteroid has fallen into the sea?
Scientists?
Can they be wrong? Some say no and insist that, given the studies that scientists have done, we can believe what they are telling us, 100% reliable. Is this an exaggerated faith in people? Certainly. Scientific or not, they remain imperfect humans prone to error. Moreover, it is undeniable that they are not masters of time and events. The earth, our solar system and the universe does not belong to them, they are not the master craftsmen and never will. Certainly they are based on calculations, calculations themselves subject to immutable laws ... and has implemented these laws? Add many other things they can not explain either as master: Our planet supendue into nothingness, rotation unchanged, the interaction between it and the moon, its exact distance from the sun ... And we are talking here of jewelry on which we live, our place of residence. Earth!
They are not God!
not swallow everything the scientists say. One must be careful with these assertions. These theories are largely just speculation. It is obvious that no one has seen or studied the effects of a collision between an asteroid and the Earth. In addition, the media of publicity are quick to give in the sensational headlines, from incomplete information or inaccurate. In reality, it is said that the odds of being killed by an object fell from the sky are considerably lower than those of being killed in a road accident.
