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In which part of a shadow would you need to be to observe a lunar eclipse?
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The umbra.
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What is the moon passing through the earths shadow?
That would be a lunar eclipse.
How do you know the moon is round?
The shadow cast on the Moon is round, so the Earth must be round.
What does an astronaut facing the earth during a lunar eclipse what does he will observe?
An astronaut on the Moon - or any of the Moon residents, starting about 30 years from now - would see a solar eclipse where we here on Earth see a lunar eclipse.
Which is the slowest a solar or lunar eclipse?
Both result in the moon's orbit around the earth. In a lunar eclipse the moon is on the far side of the earth from the bright sun, and earth's shadow passes across its surface. Earth is larger than the moon, and casts a bigger shadow on it than the moon would cast on the earth during a solar eclipse. Therefore I would have to argue that the lunar eclipse should take longer, or be slower to complete.
Where was the most recent solar eclipse?
The last total lunar eclipse was on December 20, 2010. There are also a number of partial and penumbral eclipses between these dates.Before this there was a total lunar eclipse on February 20, 2008.If you would like to see a list of all recent past and future lunar eclipses, follow the Related Link below.
Is a lunar eclipse when the moon is between the earth and the sun?
no a lunar eclipse is when the earth's shadow is on the moon so the order would be: Sun Earth Moon an eclipse when the moon's shadow falls across earth is a solar eclipse
When a person on the Earth is observing a lunar eclipse an astronaut on the moon facing the Earth will observe an eclipse of what important star?
That person would observe an eclipse of the sun.
What is the moon passing through the earths shadow?
That would be a lunar eclipse.
Do solar eclispes happen when the earths shadow hits the moon?
No, that would be a lunar eclipse.
When a person on the earth is observing a lunar eclipse which eclipse an astronaut on the moon facing the earth observe?
A solar eclipse. Earth would cover the Sun from his point of view.
How do you know the moon is round?
The shadow cast on the Moon is round, so the Earth must be round.
What does an astronaut facing the earth during a lunar eclipse what does he will observe?
An astronaut on the Moon - or any of the Moon residents, starting about 30 years from now - would see a solar eclipse where we here on Earth see a lunar eclipse.
Which is the slowest a solar or lunar eclipse?
Both result in the moon's orbit around the earth. In a lunar eclipse the moon is on the far side of the earth from the bright sun, and earth's shadow passes across its surface. Earth is larger than the moon, and casts a bigger shadow on it than the moon would cast on the earth during a solar eclipse. Therefore I would have to argue that the lunar eclipse should take longer, or be slower to complete.
What moon phase would an eclipse of the moon occur?
A lunar eclipse is caused when the shadow of the Earth hits the Moon. This can only happen when the Moon is entirely full.
What is the difference between a solar eclipse and lunar eclipse?
Solar eclipse is when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth (The three objects would appear in this order: Sun >> Moon >> Earth). A lunar eclipse is when the Moon pass into the shadow of the Earth ( The three objects would appear in this order: Sun >> Earth >> Moon ).
Why can't you see the Moon's shadow except in an eclipse?
A solar eclipse occurs when the moon's shadow falls on Earth. At all other times the moon's shadow simply goes out into empty space; there is nothing to cast a shadow on. The only way to observe the moon's shadow at such a time would be to fly a spaceship into the shadow.
What is a lunar eclipse on the moon?
A partial or total obscuring of the moon by the earth's shadow. Are you asking "If we are on the moon, what would a lunar eclipse be?" In that case, it would be something like what we call a solar eclipse, but it would be the earth obscuring the sun. I think it might more properly be called an occultation; the earth doesn't perfectly block the sun, it literally blots it out (in the case of a total lunar eclipse) for a while until it emerges from the other edge or limb of the earth.
