Eclipses

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Eclipses
Solar Eclipses

Lunar Eclipses
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• Eclipse the shadowing of one object (planet)
  upon another.

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Eclipses
Lunar Eclipses
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Lunar Eclipse

• Earth comes directly between the Sun and a Full
  Moon.
• Earths shadows falls on the moons surface

Earths shadow
Earth
Moon
Sun
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Lunar Eclipse ONLY happens during a full
moon
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Eclipses
Solar Eclipses
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Solar Eclipse ONLY happens during a new
moon
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Solar Eclipse

• A New Moon comes directly between the Sun and
  Earth.
• Moons shadows falls on the Earths surface

Moons shadow
Earth
Moon
Sun
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Annular Eclipse

• Type of solar eclipse.
• Moon comes between the Sun and Earth, but Earth
  is farther away from moon soit allows light to
  shine around the New Moon. We see a ring of
  sunlight around the moon

Moons shadow
Sun
Earth
Moon
Ring of sunlight around moon