a total solar eclipse happens when the moon passes directly in front of the sun...be careful though.people can hurt their eyes by looking right at one of these.
A solar eclipse may be partial, total, or annular.
solar eclipse maybe?
A total solar eclipse only occurs when there is a new moon.
This is a solar eclipse, specifically a total eclipse (Total solar eclipse I think is how you would word it).
During a total solar eclipse, at one point it will be almost completely dark.
A total solar eclipse
the next total solar eclipse is on the 22nd of July.
a total lunar eclipse can be seen anywhere on earth where the moon is visible so you are more likely to see a total lunar eclipse than a total solar eclipse
There were no total solar eclipses during 2007. There was one total lunar eclipse, one partial lunar eclipse, and two partial solar eclipses.
If there is a total lunar eclipse, everybody sees it as total. If there is a total solar eclipse, only people in a small part of Earth see it as total - most will see it as a partial eclipse, or not at all.
The last total solar eclipse for Dallas was Feb 20th 2008
It is as your question states, partial solar eclipse - the moon only blocks the sun off from earth partially. Total solar eclipse - the moon completely blocks the sun off from earth.