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ASCIIMoon: The moon's phase live in ASCII art

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268 points zayat | 5 comments | 01 Jul 25 10:53 UTC | HN request time: 2.046s | source
1. p1mrx ◴[02 Jul 25 20:44 UTC] No.44448620[source]▶
The current shadow looks physically impossible... or it would only be possible during a lunar eclipse.

At least there are no stars in the shadow, so they get partial credit.

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2. omoikane ◴[02 Jul 25 21:46 UTC] No.44449189[source]▶
See also: https://xkcd.com/1738/
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3. divbzero ◴[02 Jul 25 22:19 UTC] No.44449450[source]▶
Also not possible: common representations of the star and crescent.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_and_crescent#Contemporary...

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4. ◴[02 Jul 25 22:20 UTC] No.44449463[source]▶
5. quuxplusone ◴[03 Jul 25 02:25 UTC] No.44451028{3}[source]▶
See also: "Little-Known Types of Eclipse."

https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/05/02/little-known-types-of-...