An eclipse of the sun is called a Solar Eclipse and this happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth.
Where the shadow (umbra) of the Moon touches the surface of the Earth there is a total eclipse. In a stationary location on Earth a total eclipse can last as much as 7 minutes (extremely rare). Close to the area where totality can be experienced there is a much larger area where only part of the Sun is obscured by the Moon (partial eclipse). Unless you are very keen a partial eclipse of less than 90% might go unnoticed (the Sun is SO bright that even 10% is enough to appear as day).
The area of totality moves as the shadow of the Moon moves across the Earth's surface at great speed.
WARNINGNever, ever, look directly at the Sun. You will permanently damage your eyes. During totality is is safe to look towards the Moon/Sun and you will see the fantastic display of the Sun's corona but as soon as the smallest part of the photosphere (the luminous surface of the Sun itself) appears you must protect your eyes (sunglasses are not good enough - you need special lenses made exactly for that purpose!)I think this question should be "What is an annular eclipse?"
An annular eclipse is a well-known type of solar eclipse where a small rim of the sun is visible all the way around the occluding moon. The name of the eclipse comes from the meaning of the Latin word annulus, meaning ring (or possibly circular opening).
This type of eclipse happens when the moon is at or near its farthest orbital distance from the Earth during the moments of the eclipse.
There are generally two solar eclipses and two lunar eclipses each year. Sometimes there are more, or fewer; for example, in 2011, there will be no solar eclipses at all. The maximum possible number is 5 per year, which happens very infrequently.
a sun eclipse is any object ie moon planet or comet ect passing between and compromising "our" view of the sun.... or it's when our sun or any other sun compromises
the view of 'our' planet from any other view point in the galaxy/universe
(basicaly depends where you are as to what it is)
When the Moon is exactly between the Sun and the Earth a small portion of the Moon's shadow falls on the surface of the Earth and that place experiences a total solar eclipse (other areas nearby will experience partial solar eclipse).
When the Earth's shadow falls on the Moon there will be a lunar eclipse. If the shadow completly engulfs the Moon the eclipse is said to be total.
a solar eclipse is when the moon gets in front of the sun
an annual eclipse occurs when a thin ring of sunlight can be seen around the
moon's disk
Lunar Eclipse : SUN - EARTH - MOON
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Solar Eclipse : SUN - MOON - EARTH
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Once a year I think
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.
No. In a lunar eclipse Earth is between the sun and the moon, thus casting a shadow on the moon. When the moon passes between Earth and the sun it is a solar eclipse, to an observer on Earth, the moon eclipses the sun.
Solar 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)
It is a solar 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.
An eclipse of the Sun, if they are in that order. Moon, Earth and Sun would be an eclipse of the Moon..
solar eclipse-moon blocks out sun-do not look at when occuring lunar eclipse-sun blocks out moon-feel free to look at when ocuring
When the Sun, Earth and Moon line up exactly, an eclipse occurs. If the alignment is sun, Moon, Earth, then it is a solar eclipse. If the alignment is Sun, Earth, Moon, then we have a lunar eclipse.
lunar eclipse. lunar = moon, solar=sun. lunar eclipse= moon eclipsed
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.
jesus the sun rotates when the moon ins in front of it !
This is a lunar eclipse, not an eclipse of the Sun. In this case the answer is the Full Moon.
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.
In an eclipse the moon runs in front of the sun.
No. In a lunar eclipse Earth is between the sun and the moon, thus casting a shadow on the moon. When the moon passes between Earth and the sun it is a solar eclipse, to an observer on Earth, the moon eclipses the sun.
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.