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What is an eclipse in which the sun is blocked from view?

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When view of one object is blocked by another object or earth's shadow?

A solar eclipse is when the Sun is blocked by the Moon passing between the Earth and the Sun. A lunar eclipse is when the Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon and blocks the view of the Moon.


How are eclipse and solar eclipse alike?

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.


How is solar eclipse diffrent from a lunar eclipse?

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.


What object is blocked in a lunar eclipse?

the sun


How is eclipse form?

An eclipse is when the moon goes in front of the sun, causing the sun to be blocked out for a few minute's..


What are facts about the first solar eclipse?

It was the first solar eclipse the moon blocked out the sun


Why do you go blind when you look at the solar eclipse?

Looking at a solar eclipse without eye protection is basically looking at the sun. The sun emits ultraviolet rays that will damage your retina if you look directly at it. The only time it is safe to look at a solar eclipse is during totality when the sun is completely blocked from view.


When is a solar eclipse visible?

A solar eclipse is when the sun is blocked by the moon and to best determine when one is currently happening, a solar eclipse is nicknamed "Black Sun."


What is an ecplise?

An eclipse is when a object in space is fully or partially blocked from view temporarily by another object or its shadow. The term is typically used to refer to the moon blocking the sun, a solar eclipse, or the Earth's shadow blocking the moon, a lunar eclipse.


How does an eclipse affect your environment?

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.


What happens when sun disappears instantaneously?

Solar eclipse or blocked by clouds


Is a lunar eclipse or solar eclipse more visible?

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