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For an eclipse to take place the earth, moon and sun must form a straight line. then the shadow of the earth r the moon will fall upon the moon or the earth, and that is an eclipse.

There are two types of eclipses; Solar and lunar. A solar eclipse is when the moon passes in front of the sun causing it to "disappear." A lunar eclipse is when the Earth passes between the sun and moon so that the moon doesn't get light causing it to appear red-ish.

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A solar eclipse occurs when the sun, moon, earth are respectively in a straight line.the sun gets covered as the moon's shadow falls on the sun. So. we can't see the sun totally from the earth. This is known as solar eclipse.

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All that has to happen is the Moon has to be between us and the Sun in the correct alignment. Basically Sun, Moon then Earth. Depending where on Earth you are will depend whether you will see a Total, Partial or no Eclipse.

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Either the moon passes in front of the sun and casts a shadow on the Earth or the Earth passes between the moon and the sun.

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for the solar eclipse the most important thing is that the earth,sun and moon should be there in a straight line and position of the moon should be between the earth and the sun.

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Solar eclipse: the Moon gets between the Sun and the obserer.

Lunar eclipse: the Earth's shadow falls on the Moon.

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You must be on the side of the Earth facing the sun, and the moon must pass between you and the sun.

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The moon passing in front of the sun

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Why does a solar eclipse occur only a new moon?

That is because the Moon must go between Earth and the Sun for a solar eclipse to happen.


What also must be true in order for you to observe a total solar eclipse?

The eclipse must occur during daytime at your location, you must be located within a few tens of miles of the central path of the eclipse, the sky at your location must be clear at the time of totality, and you must be awake and outside.


Why does a solar eclipse occur only during new moon a lunar eclipse during full moon?

A solar eclipse can only happen when the Moon goes between the Earth and the Sun, and that is at new moon. And for a lunar eclipse, the Moon must get into Earth's shadow; that means it must be opposite to the Sun and that means full moon.


What is the only lunar phasae in which a lunar eclipse can occur?

A lunar eclipse can only occur at Full Moon.Technically, the central moment of the eclipse must be the precise moment of Full Moon.


What two events need to occur for a total solar eclipse to happen?

For a total solar eclipse to occur, two events need to take place. First, the Moon must be in its new moon phase and align itself directly in front of the Sun. Second, the Earth, Moon, and Sun must be in near perfect alignment, with the Moon casting its shadow on a specific region of the Earth, resulting in the Moon completely blocking out the Sun's light for a brief period of time.


Where must earth be for a lunar eclipse to occur?

The Earth must be between the Sun and the Moon.


What is the angular size of the Sun and the Moon in order for solar eclipses to occur?

* For a solar eclipse, there is no specific requirement about the angular sizes.* For a TOTAL solar eclipse, the angular diameter of the Moon must be larger than that of the Sun.


Why are partial solar eclipses most common?

For an eclipse to occur the Sun, Moon and Earth must be in line. For a total eclipse the centers of each object must be all on the same line (a very special condition). If they are not, a partial eclipse will occur. The times that all 3 objects are aligned perfectly occur much less frequently than the partial alignment resulting in the partial eclipses. The related link below shows a nice diagram which will make this clearer.


If you are in the earth's umbra then?

it must be a total solar eclipse.


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How are nodes related to solar eclipse?

For a solar eclipse to occur, the new moon must be positioned between earth and the sun at a node.


A solar eclipse occurs at or near the time of a?

Nothing 'near' about it. It must be New Moon in order for a solar eclipse to occur.