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No, although it looks like its close to the sun it is just an optical illusion it is still many millions of miles from the sun.
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What is the type of eclipse is there when the moon is between the sun and earth?
Solar eclipse
Why is there a solar eclipse and lunar eclipse?
There is a solar eclipse when the moon blocks the sun from the Earth. A lunar eclipse is when the earth block the sun from the moon.
What the line up during a solar and a lunar eclipse?
Solar eclipse--Sun, moon, Earth Lunar eclipse-- Sun, Earth, moon
When do solar eclipse?
A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the Sun and the earth. The moon covers most of the sun as viewed from earth. Solar eclipse can only appear when the there is a new moon.
When the moon blocks out the sun what eclipse is it?
It is a solar eclipse
What happens after the eclipse finishes?
Depending on whether it is a Lunar (moon) or Solar (sun) eclipse, the sun or moon becomes fully visible and out of the shadow of the earth (lunar eclipse) or moon (solar eclipse)
What are the positions of the moon sun and earth in a solar eclipse?
During the solar eclipse the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, and the Moon fully or partially blocks the Sun.
What is the differences between a solar eclipse and a lunar eclipse?
a solar eclipse is where the earth blocks the sunlight to the moon (sun--earth--moon) a lunar eclipse is where the moon blocks the sunlight to the earth (sun--moon--earth)
Where is the moon in the solar eclipse?
During a complete solar eclipse (In which neither the sun or moon is visible) the moon is in front of the sun, blocking its light from the earth.
How is solar eclipse diffrent from a lunar eclipse?
In a solar eclipse, the moon comes between the sun and the earth so that the sun is blocked out. A lunar eclipse is when the earth comes in between the moon and the sun so that the moon is blocked out.
Why does the sun burn your eyes during a solar eclipse?
The cells of the retina become damaged by looking at the sun as the moon moves away.
Why is the sun eclipse called solar eclipse?
"Solar" is an adjective that describes something as pertaining to the sun.Thus a solar eclipse describes an eclipse of the sun (contrast a lunar eclipse, which is an eclipse of the moon--"lunar" describes something as pertaining to the moon).
