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In a solar eclipse, the Moon gets directly in between the Sun and the Earth, and the Moon's shadow blocks the sunlight. Sort of like a giant rocky cloud!
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Is an eclipse of the sun called a lunar eclipse?
No. An eclipse of the sun is called a solar eclipse.
Is An eclipse of the sun is called a lunar eclipse?
No. An eclipse of the sun is called a solar eclipse. A lunar eclipse is an eclipse of the moon.
Is it true that an eclipse of the sun is called a lunar eclipse?
no that is an eclipse of the moon an eclipse of the sun is a solar eclipse.The name of our sun is Sol, so an eclipse of the sun is sol-ar; the moon's name is Luna, so a lunar eclipse is an eclipse of the moon.
Describe the relative positions of Earth the sun and the moon during a solar eclipse and during a lunar eclipse?
During a lunar eclipse, the Earth is between the sun and the moon; the shadow of Earth darkens the moon. During a solar eclipse, the moon is between Earth and the sun; the moon blocks the sun.
When does the eclipse of sun or solar eclipse occur?
A Solar Eclipse is a blocking of sun light reaching the Earth. The Blockage is caused by the Moon coming directly between the Sun and the Earth. The Words' Solar ; of the Sun (Latin) Eclipse ; Obscuring (Classical Greek).
Why when the sun is out it is a lunar eclipse?
A lunar eclipse does not occur when the sun is out. A lunar eclipse can only be seen at night.
Is the solar eclipse different from the eclipse?
The soler eclipse is diffrent from the normal eclipse because the soler eclipse is when the moon crosses the sun and the normal eclipse is when the sun crosess the moon.
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.
Can you describe a solar eclipse?
Any time the Sun, the Moon, and the Earth line up with the moon between the Sun and Earth there is a solar eclipse. (if the Earth is in the middle then you get a lunar eclipse.) Note that because of the difference in the sizes of the objects, the location of a total solar eclipse is relatively small.
When was Total Eclipse of the Sun created?
Total Eclipse of the Sun was created in 1999.
What about lunar eclipse?
There are two types of eclipse : Lunar eclipse (moon), Solar eclipse (sun) . Lunar eclipse is a situation, when the earth comes between sun and moon.
How do you spell elcipse?
eclipse - the eclipse of the sun.
