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The thing that is the same is that the same three bodies are lined up. In lunar eclipses, the order is Sun, Earth, Moon and in solar eclipses, it's Sun, Moon, Earth.
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How often does an eclipse come around?
There are generally 2 to 5 solar eclipses per year. However, not all eclipses are visible from the same location. Lunar eclipses are more frequent, with 2 to 4 visible per year from any single location.
Do eclipse happen every year?
Yes. There are 1 to 3 solar eclipses ... and the same number of lunar ones ... on the average every year.
Do eclipses occur monthly?
Eclipses of Jupiter's moons occur daily. But if you mean the regular solar and lunar eclipses, no, most of the time the Moon will pass by one of the sides of the position required for the eclipse, so there is no eclipse. That is because the Earth's orbit around the Sun, and the Moon's orbit around the Earth, are not exactly in the same plane.Eclipses of Jupiter's moons occur daily. But if you mean the regular solar and lunar eclipses, no, most of the time the Moon will pass by one of the sides of the position required for the eclipse, so there is no eclipse. That is because the Earth's orbit around the Sun, and the Moon's orbit around the Earth, are not exactly in the same plane.Eclipses of Jupiter's moons occur daily. But if you mean the regular solar and lunar eclipses, no, most of the time the Moon will pass by one of the sides of the position required for the eclipse, so there is no eclipse. That is because the Earth's orbit around the Sun, and the Moon's orbit around the Earth, are not exactly in the same plane.Eclipses of Jupiter's moons occur daily. But if you mean the regular solar and lunar eclipses, no, most of the time the Moon will pass by one of the sides of the position required for the eclipse, so there is no eclipse. That is because the Earth's orbit around the Sun, and the Moon's orbit around the Earth, are not exactly in the same plane.
Why isn't there a solar eclipse and a lunar eclipse?
It depends.. If your planet has 2 or more moons then it its possible to have a solar and lunar eclipse at the same time.
What is more common solar eclipse or moon eclipse?
Over a long period of time, there are exactly the same number of each. But if you stay in one place, you'll see more lunar eclipses than solar ones, because a lunar eclipse, when it happens, is visible over a much wider area.
Is a solar eclipse or a lunar eclipse more rare?
A solar eclipse is rarer than a lunar eclipse. Solar eclipses occur less frequently because they require alignment of the Sun, Moon, and Earth in a specific way for the Moon to block the Sun's light. Lunar eclipses, on the other hand, occur when Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon, making them more common.
Why are solar eclipses an interest?
They rarely ever happen, and it is cool to watch. (They happen on the average 2.3 times every year, same as lunar eclipses, but they're still cool to watch.) The thing that makes them seem rarer is that a little over half the planet sees every lunar eclipse. To see a solar eclipse, though, you have to be in a very specific region, so for any given spot you're likely to see a lot more lunar eclipses than solar ones.
Which type of eclipse may be visible to all the people on one side of Earth?
A solar eclipse covers a very narrow path on the Earth, so usually not many people get a chance to see one. It doesn't help that the Earth is 75% water, and some solar eclipses never touch land at all. Lunar eclipses happen on the Moon, not on the Earth, so the entire night-side of the Earth can see it. As for how long the eclipse lasts, solar eclipses last longer because the Earth is bigger than the Moon is. However, the path of totality travels quickly over the Earth, and if you're standing on the Earth watching the eclipse, the eclipse will be over - for YOU - quickly, because the Moon's shadow has moved on. If you could be in a supersonic aircraft keeping up with it, you would be able to see that it actually lasts longer, but from one spot on Earth, a solar eclipse comes and goes VERY quickly.
Why do most people think that lunar eclipses occur more often then a solar eclipses?
Most people may think lunar eclipses occur more often because lunar eclipses are visible from a larger geographic area on Earth compared to solar eclipses. Lunar eclipses also last longer and are easier to observe with the naked eye, making them seem more common. However, in reality, both lunar and solar eclipses occur at about the same frequency.
Why are lunar eclipses more common than a solar eclipse?
They're not. During the 20th Century, there were 228 solar eclipses and 229 lunar ones, which is about as equal as you can get. But lunar eclipses are visible over a wider area. So if you stay in one place, you're more likely to see lunar eclipses more often than solar ones.
Is it true that a lunar eclipse happen every 400 years?
No. There are generally two solar eclipses and two lunar eclipses each year. This year, 2013, has two solar eclipses and three lunar eclipses. However, the area of the Earth affected during a solar eclipse is pretty small, so there are long periods between two eclipses in the same location. But it isn't a uniform period. For example, there will be total eclipses of the Sun twice in 7 years, in 2017 and 2024, in an area around Carbondale, Illinois. For other locations, there haven't been any total solar eclipses in a couple of hundred years. You can see the 5,000 year catalog of all eclipses between 2000 BCE and 3000 AD on the NASA Eclipse web page at the link below.
How many years in between each eclipse?
There are generally two solar eclipses and two lunar eclipses each year. Because solar eclipses cover a very narrow stripe across the Earth, solar eclipses SEEM TO BE rare - in one particular location. There can be several CENTURIES between total solar eclipses in the same spot. On the other hand, it can be just a few years. There's a town in Illinois that will have two total solar eclipses only 8 years apart, in 2017 and 2024.
