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The light from the Sun is partly blocked by Venus in transit. However as Venus has an apparent diameter of about 1/29th that of the Sun, the decrease in light as seen from Earth is minimal. The decrease of the light from the Sun by the Moon in a solar eclipse is almost total as the two bodies appear to have the same diameter.
When Venus transits, it blocks such a tiny fraction of sunlight that you only MIGHT be able to see it as a tiny dot with proper solar viewing filters. If you have a telescope with special solar filters (otherwise you will burn out your telescope optics as well as your eyes--like burning ants with a magnifying lens), you can see Venus transit the sun this afternoon (June 5th, 2012).
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Can venous planet block the sun completely during solar eclipse?
No
How can the moon block out the sun during a solar eclipse when the sun is so much larger than the moon?
The moon can block the sun during an eclipse in the same way as your thumb can block (or eclipse) the moon. A smaller object viewed at a closer distance can appear larger than a much larger object that is further away.
Does solar power work during an eclipse?
It would during a solar eclipse, but probably not during a lunar 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.
The moon casts a shadow on Earth during a?
An eclipse. When the Earth is in the Moon's shadow, it's a solar eclipse; when the Moon is in the Earth's shadow, it's a lunar eclipse.
What kind of eclipse occurs when the moon block sunlight from the earth?
A Solar Eclipse.
During a total solar eclipse what does the moon or the earth block out?
It just happened a week ago and they said it was the sun
What is hidden for a short time during a solar eclipse?
The sun is hidden during a solar eclipse
Does it get dark during a total solar eclipse?
Yes, it gets dark during a total solar eclipse.
Was there a solar eclipse during the crucifixion"?
There is no historical evidence to suggest that a solar eclipse occurred during the crucifixion.
when a chuck of rocks burns up in a planets atmosphere?
the outer layer of this sun that is totally block during a solar eclipse
What is the order of an aligment during a solar eclipse?
During a solar eclipse, the Moon is directly in between the Sun and the Earth; a solar eclipse is the Moon's shadow falling on the Earth.
