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When the moon blocks the sun from earths view what is that called?
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How does the earths rotation affect the way you view the moon?
The earths rotation effects whether it is night or day (so you'll see the moon at night).
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.
What is it called when there is a blocking of a view of the full moon when the moon passes through the earth's shadow?
It is called a Lunar Eclipse which happens at night. A Solar Eclipse occurs in the daytime when the moon passes between the sun and the earth, creating a shadow on the earth.
What is the process of one body in space blocking light from another one?
When the moon blocks the sun's light, or the Earth blocks the light from the sun that strikes the moon, it's called an eclipse. For an arbitrary body passing in front of another one, the term astronomers usually use is "occultation".
Why does the solar eclipse happen?
A solar eclipse happens if the moon, in its orbit around the earth, is located in the direct line of sight from the earth to the sun. The effect would be that the moon blocks the view of the sun.
What a it called when the moon black the view of the sun?
block* When the moon blocks the sun's light, it is called a solar eclipse.
When the moon is between the earth and the sun its called?
When the moon is between the earth and the sun it blocks part or all of the view of the sun and it's called a solar eclipse
What makes a lunar and solar eclipse?
The moon and the solar system. When the moons blocks the sun from an Earth view, it is a solar eclipse. When the sun blocks the moon from an Earth view, it is a lunar eclipse.
How does the earths rotation affect the way you view the moon?
The earths rotation effects whether it is night or day (so you'll see the moon at night).
During a lunar eclipse the shadow of what celestial body blocks your view of the moon?
It depends on the time of day, and year, and solar cycle. Its never the same exact point. In a total eclipse, the photosphere (and everything inside that, such as the core) is blocked by the moon but the corona is visible.
What is it called when another planet blocks view of sun?
An 'eclipse'.
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.
What is it called when there is a blocking of a view of the full moon when the moon passes through the earth's shadow?
It is called a Lunar Eclipse which happens at night. A Solar Eclipse occurs in the daytime when the moon passes between the sun and the earth, creating a shadow on the earth.
What is the posterior view of the butt called?
Moon
What blocks part of the moon each night?
Nothing 'blocks' our view of the moon each night.Since the moon is a sphere (the shape of a ball), the sun can only light 1/2 of it, so there's always1/2 of it that's not lighted. We can't see any of that part, even though there's nothing blocking it.
What is the solor eclipes?
It is when the moon blocks our view of the sun. The whole sky becomes dark when this happens. The next time it is going to happen is in 2013.
What is a solar and a lunar eclips?
A solar eclipse is when the moon itself is between you and the sun, blocking the sun from view. A lunar eclipse is when the Earth is between the sun and the moon, and the Earth's shadow blocks the sun's light from reaching the moon.
