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![Page 1: What is an eclipse? An eclipse occurs any time something passes in front of the Sun, blocking its light. This can be the Earth or the Moon.](https://reader036.fdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062314/56649ea95503460f94bae2db/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
What is an eclipse?• An eclipse occurs any time something
passes in front of the Sun, blocking its light. This can be the Earth or the Moon.
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Is there more than 1 kind of eclipse?• Yes!! There are lunar and solar eclipses.• Lunar Eclipse- When the Earth casts a shadow
on the moon, causing the moon to go dark.Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon and casts a shadow on the Moon (Full Moon)
• Solar Eclipse- When the Moon casts a shadow on the Earth, causing the sun to go dark.The Moon comes between the Sun and Earth and casts a shadow on part of Earth (New Moon)
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SolarEclipse
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Total Solar Eclipse – can only occur if you are at the exact spot within the moon’s umbra (which isn’t
very big).
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Here is an animation showing a total solar eclipse
Remember that it is not safe to stare at a solar eclipse !!!
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This animation shows that the moon creates a small shadow whichOnly allows certain areas of the earth to see a total solar eclipse.
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Lunar Eclipses• The Earth moves between the Sun and the Moon, blocking th Sun’s light, and causing the moon to glow red.
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Lunar EclipseThe diagram shows That the moon is covered by theEarth’s shadow, which makes thisEclipse safe to look at.Notice the moon sometimes turns redWhen totality occurs.
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Lunar Eclipses• The Earth moves between the Sun and the Moon, blocking th Sun’s light, and causing the moon to glow red.
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Types of Lunar Eclipses• Total Lunar Eclipse – when the Moon passes
completely into the Umbra, or total shadow of the Earth.
• Partial Lunar Eclipse – Occur when the Moon does not fully move into the Umbra.
• Penumbral Lunar Eclipse – When the moon passes only through the penumbra, or partial shadow. They are barely visible.
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If you are in the umbra of the shadow, you will see a total eclipse.If you are in the penumbra of the shadow, you will have a partial eclipse
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This is an animation showing a total lunar eclipse from startTo finish.
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How often do Eclipses Happen?
• That depends!! Lunar Eclipses happen more often than Solar Eclipses.
• Why? Well everyone who is experiencing nighttime during a lunar eclipse can see it.
• But you have to be at the exact spot on Earth to see a Solar Eclipse.
• The spot on Earth is so small, that the same place only sees a Solar Eclipse every 350 years!!
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How often do Eclipses Happen?
• That depends!! Lunar Eclipses happen more often than Solar Eclipses.
• Why? Well everyone who is experiencing nighttime during a lunar eclipse can see it.
• But you have to be at the exact spot on Earth to see a Solar Eclipse.
• The spot on Earth is so small, that the same place only sees a Solar Eclipse every 350 years!!