What is an eclipse
How to safely view an eclipse
Eclipse timing graphic
What is an Eclipse and why do they
happen?
When the Earth passes between the
Sun and the Moon, we have a lunar
eclipse, where the Moon darkens in the
shadow of the Earth.
When the moon passes between the
sun and the Earth, we have a solar
eclipse.
Whether or not we see a partial or
full eclipse depends on where you are
in relation to the path of the eclipse shadow. If you are outside of the path
you see a partial eclipse.
Whether the eclipse is an annular or total eclipse is the result of the
distance between the Sun, Moon and Earth. The Earth orbits the Sun in an
elliptical path resulting in the change in distance between the two. We are
closer to the Sun in the northern
winter and farther in the northern
summer.
The same is true of the
Moon’s orbit around the Earth.
varying the distance between
them.
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