Is it a miracle to see a total solar eclipse and an annular solar eclipse?

The reason why we sometimes see total and annular solar eclipses on Earth is that the size of the sun and the moon are almost the same as seen from the earth. I think this is a miracle, what do you think?

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It is actually a very interesting phenomenon that the apparent diameters of the sun and moon are almost the same as seen from the earth. This creates a total solar eclipse and an annular solar eclipse. The diameter of the moon is about 1/400 that of the sun, and the moon is located about 1/400 of the distance from the earth. As a result of this, the two objects appear to be about the same size in the sky.

Some considerations:

Is it the result of chance? : The relative positions and sizes of the Earth, Moon, and Sun at this particular point in time where we live. Over billions of years, the Moon is slowly moving away from Earth. This could mean that at some point in the future we will no longer see a total solar eclipse.

What about other planets and moons? : Similar phenomena are extremely rare, even if we investigate the relationship of other planets and their satellites in our solar system. For this reason, total solar eclipses and annular solar eclipses on Earth are very special.

Impact on life: Solar eclipses are not particularly significant for life on Earth, but the ability to observe such phenomena has encouraged people to take an interest in astronomy, and to understand more about our existence and the larger scale of the universe. It will be a trigger to think about.

Sure, it depends on how you define it as "miraculous," but it's certainly a very interesting and unique phenomenon.

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