Why do more people see a total lunar eclipse than a total solar eclipse?

Answer 1

That is probably not true. Lunar eclipses may happen at night, but they last for hours and they are observable by everyone on earth who can see the moon while it is in progress. Solar eclipses cover only small swatches of earth and last only minutes at any one location.

Answer 2

A total solar eclipse is the shadow of the Moon hitting the Earth, and blocking out the Sun's light. The Moon is much smaller than the Earth is, and the area of shadow is only about 300 miles wide at the maximum. Because the Earth is about 3/4 covered with water, about 3/4 of the solar eclipses occur over water.

A lunar eclipse is the shadow of the Earth hitting the Moon. The Earth is much larger than the Moon, so a much larger area of shadow can hit the Moon; in fact, the entire Moon is darkened in a total lunar eclipse. A lunar eclipse happens ON THE MOON, and is visible from the entire night half of the Earth - half of the Earth's surface.

Answer 3

A total Lunar eclipse is observed by more people not because it is bigger, but because a total lunar eclipse happens more often. total solar eclipses happen when the moon completely covers the sun from a spot of Earth. this spot moves in a line, called the path of darkness. total lunar eclipses happen the same way, but the moon and the Earth switch places. The total Lunar eclipse happens more often.

Answer 4

-- When a lunar eclipse happens, everybody on the night-half of Earth can see it.

-- When a solar eclipse happens, only the people within a few hundred miles

of the tip of the moon's shadow on the Earth's surface can see it.

Over a period of several years, equal numbers of lunar and solar eclipses occur. **

But in any one place, you'll see more lunar ones.

** In the 20th Century, 1901 - 2000, there were 228 solar eclipses and 229 lunar ones.

Answer 5

During a total solar eclipse, the moon completely blocks the sun from a portion of Earth. Because of the moon's relatively small size, only a small portion of Earth experiences totality. In a total Lunar eclipse Earth casts its shadow across the entire moon. This effect can be seen anywhere that the moon is visible at the time. Since it will occur during the full moon, it means that the eclipse can be seen anywhere that it is night and clouds do not block the view.

Answer 6

A total lunar eclipse can be seen anywhere on Earth where the moon is visible..so you are more likely to see a lunar eclipse than a solar eclipse.

Answer 7

Actually, Solar Eclipses are more common than Lunar Eclipses.

Answer 8

The Moon is smaller so its shadow can only move over a strip of the earth, so fewer people get to see a solar eclipse. A lunar eclipse can be seen by everybody on the dark half of the Earth.

Answer 9

There are more moons