Your correspondent 'Wiki User 10 yrs ago'. is incorrect.
No one is 'Stupid' , when they don't know. Stupidity comes about , when the persons knows, but does not use the information correctly.
To answer the question.
When the sunlight is blocked from reaching the Moon, it is a LUNAR eclipse.
A Solar Eclipse is when the Moon blocks the sunlight from reaching the Earth.
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a Lunar Eclipse
No. Earth's shadow blocks sunlight reaching the Moon.
When the Earth comes between the sun and moon, it blocks a lot of sunlight from reaching a moon and creates a shadow. This is called an lunar eclipse.
The Earth. In a lunar eclipse, the Earth's shadow blocks sunlight from hitting the Moon.
The moon is only big enough to block sunlight from a small spot on the Earth ... never more than about 170 miles across. On the rare occasion when that happens, the event is called a "solar eclipse".An eclipse occurs when the Moon blocks sunlight from reaching Earth. The same is true when the opposite occurs.
It happens when the earth blocks the sunlight from reaching the moon and the sun's shadow shows on the moon. The moon is an orangey color and it is much easier to observe.
When the Earth blocks the Moon from the Sun, it causes a lunar eclipse. This occurs when the Earth's shadow falls on the Moon, temporarily blocking sunlight from reaching it. The Moon may appear reddish during a lunar eclipse due to some sunlight being refracted through Earth's atmosphere.
When Earth moves into the Moon's shadow, we experience a lunar eclipse. This occurs when Earth blocks the sunlight reaching the Moon, casting a shadow on the lunar surface.
The moon is only big enough to block sunlight from a small spot on the Earth ... never more than about 170 miles across. On the rare occasion when that happens, the event is called a "solar eclipse".An eclipse occurs when the Moon blocks sunlight from reaching Earth. The same is true when the opposite occurs.
The answer is the moon.