did you know?

The sun is precisely 395 times larger than the moon, and is precisely 395 times farther away from the earth than the moon. But the sun and moon appear the same size when seen from earth because of the precise ratio of the distances.

A friend of mine who sent me this tidbit absolutely loves anything to do with astronomy, and I don't blame him. It's fascinating, but in my opinion almost too fascinating as I find some of the facts and numbers involved so astounding it's as if I can't wrap my brain around the enormity of it all. I also get overwhelmed just sensing some of the possible implications to the point where I feel my noggin might shut down if I think about it for too long. It wouldn't of course, but it feels like it might, so I refuse to think about it at all. And that, of course, is just plain silly. So, here's a site that presents a different astronomy image every day along with a brief explanation—maybe I can digest some of it if it's bite-sized enough? ;)