Jay, it's not actually accurate enough, anymore, to say "about 400 times". It's far more accurate to say "about 389 times", and 389 is, as it happens, a prime number. Think about that one.

The Moon's orbit around the Earth is not circular, but slightly eliptical. If the eclipse occurs when the Moon is as apogee (i.e. farthest from the Earth), an "annular eclipse" will result, and a ring of the Sun (or "annulus") will appear around the Moon. There is no supernatural significance to this, either.

An excellent essay, Dr Richards. Of course you know there are many other "coincidences" involving 'life, the universe, and everything' that keep us alive.
You mention the "Goldilocks zone". Scientists often refer to the whole earth-human package as the 'Goldilocks problem" - because it's a problem for their carefully constructed 'accidents of evolution'!
Perhaps on Monday, at the end of this hit show, we could all applaud, calling for "Author! Author!"

Yes, when science is not political it seeks to answer questions of the universe, man, God and law through investigation, facts, technology and the wit and inspiration of highly talented human minds if they are open to all possibilities.
Science is uncovering new information every day about our planet, our solar system and astronomical events.
Einstein and others were amazed at how delightfully accurate the Bible is about these kinds of discoveries.
In fact, Jesus tells us to look at the heavens for signs and wonders, especially concerning questions about the last days.

bbb, for the last days he also gave us practical instructions at Mt 24 & 25, Luke 21 and Mark 13.

Eclipses aren't perfect, the moon doesn't fit precisely over the sun's disk as viewed from Earth. How do we know this? The phenomenon known as Bailey's Beads. So an eclipse as seen on Earth is a mere accident of nature, that is all, there is nothing supernatural about it.

Rich, "precise" can be an imprecise word, like "perfect". I wouldn't have used either one in discussing such great distances.
But note that your "precise" fit would not have led to the scientific discoveries mentioned.
Anyway, those of us who know and love "the only true God" [John 17:3, NJB] aren't surprised that eclipses are beautiful and interesting. Just as the food the planet gives us is "enticing to look at [as well as] good to eat". Gen 2:9, ibid.
Goes a long way toward explaining 1John 5:8.

A total lunar eclipse lasts for 90 minutes or so, while a total solar eclipse lasts for just 3 minutes. That's a cool coincidence, not the hand of God.

You're misunderstanding the argument. For more details, see The Privileged Planet.

I don't think anyone said they are supernatural. By that logic everything in the universe is supernatural if created by God. You missed the point.

Good point. I sometimes use "super-natural" when talking about Yahweh's works. After all, the same Einstein disliked quantum physics because it was 'action at a distance' of a kind that's not possible in our natural world. But "for God everything is possible". Mt 19:26, NJB. That is what Gen 1:1 is all about!

Interestingly at apogee (when the moon is furthest from the earth) Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune can just fit between the Earth's and the Moon's surfaces.

Not sure what this means, but it does feel "neat" in the "tidy" sense.

Now, that may be coincidence. But there is a rough pattern to the spacing of each planet, and the asteroid belt, from the sun. That may or may not be of use to us. "God only knows!" :-)
Look up Bode's law in Britannica.

Jay, it amazes me how some can witness our elaborately ordered natural world and not see there is a designer behind it all.

>> Perfect Eclipses: Coincidence or Conspiracy?

Obviously, eclipses are a conspiracy. Thanks O'bama.

Sorry... once I got past the silly headline, it was a really interesting article. Thanks for running it! I didn't know that about the 1919 test of Einsteins theory.

I get your point about the headline. But the c-word is getting less funny by the day. :-(

Obama was Irish?

LOL!