…A total eclipse is one of the most beneficial events for human knowledge. Astronomers, physicists and historians learn all kinds of things from them (this is how astronomers confirmed that gravity bends light, as Einstein’s general theory of relativity had predicted; this is how we’ve been able to date some historic events).
Guess where you can see a perfect eclipse? Only here on Earth! In fact, there are about 63 moons spread among the planets in our solar system, but only on Earth can you see a perfect eclipse. Why? Because the Sun is 400 times larger than our Moon, and at the same time 400 times farther away!
Astronomer Guillermo Gonzalez put it this way: “The very time and place where perfect solar eclipses appear in our universe also corresponds to the one time and place where there are observers to see them.”
Reference: The Case for a Creator, Lee Strobel, pp. 185-186
From: http://www.illustrationsforsermons.com/
Indonesia issued a set of 3 stamps to commemorate the total solar eclipse on April 20, 2023. The design features a Papuan folktale, as people in Maluku, West Papua, and Papua provinces were able to witness a total solar eclipse in the early afternoon. Image courtesy: https://www.stampcommunity.org/