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Do solar eclipses occur at full or new moon?
New moon (the Earth goes into the shadow of the Moon) Lunar eclipses occur at full moon (the Moon goes into the Earth's shadow)
Will the moon pass through the earth's shadow every time it goes behind the earth?
No.
When the moon goes through earth's shadow what do you see?
you see a eclipse
What phrase describes a total lunar eclipse?
The Moon goes into the Earth's shadow.
What happens in the lunar eclipse?
The Moon goes into the Earth's shadow and becomes dark.
When a full moon goes through the shadow of the Earth what occurs?
The Lunar Eclipse..
Name one type of eclipse?
There are lunar eclipses, in which the Moon goes into the Earth's shadow, and solar eclipses, in which the Earth goes into the Moon's shadow. Depending on how precise is the alignment of the Sun, Earth and Moon, the eclipse may be total, or if the alignment isn't perfect, a partial or penumbral eclipse can occur.
Would the lunar eclipses happen if earth were largerexplain?
Yes, they would be a little more common than they are. A lunar eclipse happens when the Moon goes into the shadow of the Earth. If the Earth was larger, the Earth's shadow would also be larger. For some times when the Moon currently just misses the Earth's shadow, if the Earth (and its shadow) were larger, the Moon wouldn't miss.
Why can't you see the Moon's shadow except in an eclipse?
A solar eclipse occurs when the moon's shadow falls on Earth. At all other times the moon's shadow simply goes out into empty space; there is nothing to cast a shadow on. The only way to observe the moon's shadow at such a time would be to fly a spaceship into the shadow.
Why does the Moon's shadow fall on part of the earth?
Because the moon comes between the sun and Earth, casting the moon's shadow on Earth.
When earth shadow falls on the moon does this cause a solar eclipse?
No, when the moon's shadow falls on the earth, this is a solar eclipse. When the earth's shadow falls on the moon, it is a lunar eclipse.
The moon casts a shadow on Earth during a?
An eclipse. When the Earth is in the Moon's shadow, it's a solar eclipse; when the Moon is in the Earth's shadow, it's a lunar eclipse.
