What are the two types of lunar eclipses?

Answer 1

There is the total Eclipse, where the moon totally covers the sun. Then there is a partial eclipse, where the moon passes across the sun, but not right through the middle - so we just see a 'bite' out of the sun at most. Then there is an annular eclipse, where the moon goes directly in front of the sun, but the distance is such that it is not able to cover the sun completely - the moon appears too small and the sun shines around it to make a ring. There is also a hybrid, which is where at some points on earth a total eclipse may be seen, but in other locations an annular eclipse may be seen. These are all four types of solar eclipse, there is also the lunar eclipse where the earth obscures light to the moon.

Answer 2

The three different types of solar eclipses are The partial eclipse, Total eclipse, and Annular eclipse.

A total eclipse occurs the moon totaly blocks out the sun.

A partial eclipse occurs when the moon covers only part of the sun.

An Annular eclipse occurs when the moon darkens only the middle of the sun. :p

Answer 3

A penumbral eclipse occurs when the Moon passes through the Earth's penumbra.

A partial lunar eclipse occurs when only a portion of the Moon enters the umbra.

A total lunar eclipse is when the Moon travels completely into the Earth's umbra.

A selenelion or selenehelion or possibly horizontal eclipse occurs when both the Sun and the eclipsed Moon can be observed at the same time.

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Answer 4

An occultation (hiding) of the Sun by the Moon is termed a solar eclipse. The type of solar eclipse event depends on the distance of the Moon from the Earth during the event. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Earth intersects the umbra portion of the Moon's shadow -no part of the solar disk are visible). When the umbra does not reach the surface of the Earth, the Sun is only partially occluded, resulting in an annular eclipse. Partial solar eclipses occur when the viewer is inside the penumbra (part of the solar disk is visible).

Answer 5

• Total. The Moon totally covers the Sun.
• Annular. The Moon is in line with the Sun, but the distance between the two doesn't produce a total eclipse.
• Partial. The Moon only partially covers the Sun.

There is also the hybrid eclipse where it shifts between a total and an annular, but these are rare.

Answer 6

the three kinds of lunar eclipses are Penumbra lunar eclipse, partial lunar eclipse, and total lunar eclipse

Answer 7

Solar and lunar. Solar referring to the sun and lunar referring to the moon.

Answer 8

There is the total eclipse, where the moon is completely eclipsed by the Earth's umbral shadow. There are also two types of partial eclipses, the partial penumbral and the partial umbral.