Abstract
When sunlight strikes an opaque object, the cast shadow gets smaller as its distance to the object increases. For distances much greater than the object dimensions the shadow is null. In spite of this effect being well-known in the astronomical context, related to Solar and Lunar eclipses, it surprises our intuition when it produces deformed images of familiar objects. In this article, we give an explanation for this subtle effect based on Geometric Optical. We also deal with the question of shadows in Solar and Lunar eclipses.
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