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Since the Moon is quite a bit smaller than Earth, the Moon's shadow can only cover part of Earth's surface. In that case, the people in that shadow will see a solar eclipse.

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Is earth in the moons shadow?

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What is an shadow in relationship to an eclipse?

When the Earth's shadow hits the Moon that is an eclipse of the Moon. When the Moons shadow hits the earth that is an eclipse of the Sun.


What occurs when the moons shadow falls on the earth surface?

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What is it called when the moons shadow hits earth or earths shadows hit the moon?

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Does a lunar eclipse occurs when the moon travels through the shadow of earth true or false?

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Are Solar eclipses caused by the earths shadow?

Probably, I mean what else could there be (or the Earth makes a shadow covering the half that doesn't face the sun)


What do you call the phenomenon that occurs when the full moon moves into the earth's shadow and is blacked out?

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Does the moons shadow change relative to the sun?

Yes, the moon's shadow changes relative to the sun due to the moon's position in its orbit around Earth. During a solar eclipse, the moon casts a shadow on Earth, and the size and shape of that shadow can vary depending on the distance between the moon and Earth, as well as the alignment of the sun, moon, and Earth. This results in different types of eclipses, such as total, partial, or annular, which depend on how the moon's shadow interacts with the Earth's surface.


What do you call it when we are in the moons shadow?

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