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Eclipses
Solar Eclipses
Lunar Eclipses
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Eclipse – the shadowing of one object (planet) upon another.
Eclipses
Lunar Eclipses
Lunar Eclipse
• Earth comes directly between the Sun and a Full Moon.
• Earth’s shadows falls on the moon’s surface
Sun Earth Moon
Earth’s shadow
Lunar Eclipse
ONLY happens during a full moon
Eclipses
Solar Eclipses
Solar Eclipse
ONLY happens during a new moon
Solar Eclipse
• A New Moon comes directly between the Sun and Earth.
• Moon’s shadows falls on the Earth’s surface
Sun EarthMoon
Moon’s shadow
Annular Eclipse• Type of solar eclipse.
• Moon comes between the Sun and Earth, but Earth is farther away from moon so—it allows light to shine around the New Moon. We see a ring of sunlight around the moon
Sun EarthMoon
Moon’s shadow
Ring of sunlight around moon
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