During a lunar eclipse, Earth blocks light from reaching the moon.
A solar eclipse is when the moon blocks the suns light coming to the earth... a lunar eclipse is when the light from the sun is blocked and so you can't see it but it is there...
lunar eclispse
A lunar eclipse is where the Earth comes between the moon and sun, so that light to the moon is blocked out by Earths shadow. A solar eclipse is where the moon comes between the sun and Earth, blocking out sunlight to the Earth.
That is called a lunar eclipse.
During a lunar eclipse, a full moon passes through the earth's shadow.
A solar eclipse is when the moon blocks the suns light coming to the earth... a lunar eclipse is when the light from the sun is blocked and so you can't see it but it is there...
Solar Eclipse: There is a new moon. The sun is blocked out by the moon for some time. Lunar Eclipse: There is a full moon the night of a lunar eclipse. The reflective light of the moon is blocked by the Earth.
the sun is blocked out in a solar eclipse so it is more noticeable than a lunar eclipse where only the moon is blocked out
the sun
O=the sun 0=the earth o=the moon Solar Eclipse - The Sun's light is blocked by the moon, thus creating a short 'night-time' during daylight hours: O o 0 Lunar Eclipse - The Sun's light is blocked out by the earth, thus the moon cannot reflect light from the sun onto the earth, because the earth is blocking the way: O 0 o
lunar eclispse
During a lunar eclipse, the earth is in between the moon and the sun, blocking the sun's light from reaching the moon.
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.
The moon will go orange/red during a lunar eclipse, as the earths atmosphere distores the light from the sun.
A lunar eclipse is where the Earth comes between the moon and sun, so that light to the moon is blocked out by Earths shadow. A solar eclipse is where the moon comes between the sun and Earth, blocking out sunlight to the Earth.
A lunar eclipse is where the Earth comes between the moon and sun, so that light to the moon is blocked out by Earths shadow. A solar eclipse is where the moon comes between the sun and Earth, blocking out sunlight to the Earth.
They are alike because they both cast shadows. A lunar eclipse is when the moon is blocked by the sun while a solar eclipse is when the sun is blocked by the moon.