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A lunar eclipse can be seen from anywhere on the dark side of the Earth. The Moon is opposite the Sun because the eclipse happens at Full Moon, and the Moon should be at a good height, so it's preferable to view it from a place where the eclipse starts a couple of hour after sunset.
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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.
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?
This phenomenon is called a lunar eclipse. During a lunar eclipse, the Earth passes directly between the Sun and the Moon, causing the Earth's shadow to fall on the Moon, blocking the sunlight and causing the Moon to appear darkened or reddish in color.
Who on Earth gets to sees a lunar eclipse?
Everyone on the night half of the Earth. There will be a total lunar eclipse the evening of December 20, 2010, and everywhere in North America will have a good view.
How do you view a lunar eclipse?
A lunar eclipse happens ON THE MOON, so it is visible from anywhere in the night half of the Earth. To see a lunar eclipse, go outside and look up. As long as the weather is clear, you'll be able to see it.
When there is a lunar eclipse observed from earth what eclipse will be observed from moon?
During a lunar eclipse observed from Earth, a solar eclipse would be observed from the perspective of the Moon. This occurs because the Earth blocks the sunlight from directly reaching the Moon, resulting in a solar eclipse from the Moon's point of view.
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.
How do you view a eclipse?
A lunar eclipse happens ON THE MOON, so it is visible from anywhere in the night half of the Earth. To see a lunar eclipse, go outside and look up. As long as the weather is clear, you'll be able to see it.
When a person on the earth is observing a lunar eclipse which eclipse an astronaut on the moon facing the earth observe?
The astronaut on the moon would observe a solar eclipse. This is because the Earth is blocking the Sun from the astronaut's point of view, similar to how the Moon blocks the Sun during a solar eclipse seen from Earth.
Can you view a video of the lunar eclipse?
Yes on youtube
Why do more people see a total lunar eclipse then a tootle solar eclipse?
More people can see a total lunar eclipse than a total solar eclipse because to see the complete solar eclipse you must be in a locations directly underneath it so your point of view and angle of the moon is correct. It doesn't matter as much as to where you are for a lunar eclipse...
Are solar and lunar eclipses visible to everyone on earth?
Lunar eclipse: Visible to everyone who can see the moon in their sky . . . roughly half of the earth's surface.Solar eclipse: Visible only to the people within a narrow strip on the earth's surface ...a few thousand miles long, but only a few hundred miles wide.
What point of view is eclipse?
Consider three bodies (Sun, Earth, Moon) in a straight line.If the order is Sun - Moon - Earth, there's a chance that some folks on Earth will experience a SOLAR eclipse. If the order is Sun - Earth - Moon, Earthlings will see a LUNAR eclipse.If someone were on the Moon when these things happened, the SOLAR eclipse would be an umbral transit (the shadow of the Moon would move across the Earth) and the LUNAR eclipse would be a solar eclipse (or more properly, a solar occultation).
