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Calling Astro...Please come in and explain how this works???..It's freaking me out.....
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Why do eclipse tracks move eastward even though the Earth rotates from west to east?
Because the Moon moves to the east in its orbit at 3,400 km/hour. Earth rotates to the east at 1,670 km/hr at the equator, so the lunar shadow moves to the east at 1,730 km/hr near the equator.
Quoting: [link to sunearthday.nasa.gov (secure)]
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