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A total solar eclipse can only be seen by people in the area of Earth within the Moon's umbra?
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∙ 11y ago
Short answer: True. Long answer: not entirely true as follows: The eclipse event as a whole is visible to anyone within either the umbra or the penumbra, however it appears as truly total only to those within the umbra. That is, those who are not in the umbra are seeing an event that will be called a "total eclipse", just not optimally, as it will appear only partial to them.
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Why does a lunar eclipse occur when there is a full moon and a solar eclipse occur when there is a new moon?
Lunar Eclipse occurs when the Earth lies between the sun and the moon while solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes the earth and the moons shadow falls onto earth during the day. :D
Explain how a lunar eclipse differs from a solar eclipse?
The basic difference is when a lunar elise happens the earths shadow falls on the moon and therefore the moon is not illuminated, with a solar eclipse the moons shadow falls on the earth and the sun is covered by the moon. In both cases the sun moon and earth have to be 'in line'. Lunar eclipse; Sun, earth, moon. Solar eclipse; Sun, moon, earth. It is one of the great coincidences that the moons' size and distance from the earth almost matches the apparent size of the sun, hence we can have the type of total eclipse that we do. If the moon was any bigger or smaller or if it was more distant or nearer to earth this would not be quite the case.
What part of the moons shadow are you in if you see a total solar eclipse?
You will see a partial eclipse if you are in the penumbra.
Are there moons and stars on planet earth?
No, there are not moons or stars ON planet earth, but there are moons and stars around planet earth. == ==
What planets in our solar system that could have an eclipse?
The moons of the big planets can go into eclipse when they are in the shadow of their planet.
Can a total solar eclipse be seen by only people in the area of earth within the moons umbra?
True.
Is earth in the moons shadow?
Solar Eclipse
What is an shadow in relationship to an eclipse?
When the Earth's shadow hits the Moon that is an eclipse of the Moon. When the Moons shadow hits the earth that is an eclipse of the Sun.
Why do you have new moons?
its part of the roation and orbit of the earth. its an eclipse.
What occurs when the moons shadow falls on the earth surface?
eclipse
When you are in moons shadow?
A solar eclipse is when the moon is causing a shadow on the Earth. A lunar eclipse is when the Earth is causing shadow on the moon.
What is a eclipse of the moons?
The word "eclipse" means "in the shadows". In an eclipse of the sun, sun, moon and earth are all lined up, so that the moon's shadow falls on the Earth. In an eclipse of the moon, it is the shadow of the Earth that falls on the Moon.
What makes a lunar and solar eclipse?
The moon and the solar system. When the moons blocks the sun from an Earth view, it is a solar eclipse. When the sun blocks the moon from an Earth view, it is a lunar eclipse.
When the moon passes between the earth and the sun the moons shadow falls on the earth and causes what?
An eclipse of the Sun.
When the moon passes between earth and the sun?
Then we see full moons. If the Earth passes PRECISELY between the Sun and the Moon, then we see a lunar eclipse.
What is the earth is in the moons shadow?
Since the Moon is quite a bit smaller than Earth, the Moon's shadow can only cover part of Earth's surface. In that case, the people in that shadow will see a solar eclipse.
When you are in the moons shadow what is it called?
When the moon's shadow falls upon the earth this is known as a solar eclipse.
