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 How do #FlatEarth people explain solar or lunar eclipses?

#eclipse 
 @ad39b1fd in the flat Earth cosmology solar eclipses are more or less what you would expect them to be. However, lunar eclipses are due to the "shadow object," which is a mystery body that occasionally obscures the moon. 
 @2a3c579f 
Okay, thanks 😂 
But...so...in their universe, the moon still revolves around the earth? Is the moon round? Is the sun round? I'm so confused. 
 @ad39b1fd only the Earth is flat, the sun and moon are round, and celestial bodies orbit each other much like they do in reality. Earth is a pancake , tho. 
 @2a3c579f 

Makes sense. 
 There's a cool free app called Totality Big Kid Science for iOS that's good for planning where to be for good #eclipse viewing. 
 if we are in a dome or bio sim, the seasons, time, etc would all be set by who/whatever set up the sun to go around our reality/world. 👍