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Q: Why can we only have total solar eclipses during the middle of the day?
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Which of the suns layer is visible during eclipses?

The corona during total solar eclipses.


How long did the 2007 total solar eclipse in the US last for?

There were no total solar eclipses during 2007. There was one total lunar eclipse, one partial lunar eclipse, and two partial solar eclipses.


Are some solar eclipses not total?

Yes, these are called partial eclipses.


Was there a solar eclipse in Phoenix in the 1940's?

There were partial solar eclipses visible from Phoenix including a 71% eclipse on April 7, 1940. There were no total solar eclipses visible in Phoenix during the 1940's.


What is true about solar eclipses A there is a solar ecipse every month B all solar eclipses are total C some solar ecipses are not total D there can be twelve sol?

C


What is true about solar eclipses A there is a solar eclipse every month b all solar eclipses are not total D there can be twelve solar eclipses in a single year?

'C' (the missing one) is the correct choice.


What has the author Alan D Fiala written?

Alan D. Fiala has written: 'Total solar eclipse of 11 June 1983' -- subject(s): Solar eclipses 'Total solar eclipse of 23 October 1976' -- subject(s): Solar eclipses 'Determination of the mass of Jupiter from a study of the motion of 57 mnemosyne' -- subject(s): Mass 'Total solar eclipse of 31 July 1981' -- subject(s): Solar eclipses 'Solar eclipses of 1977' -- subject(s): Solar eclipses


What occurs more often- a partial solar eclipse or total solar eclipse?

Partial 35.3%Annular 33.2%Total 26.7%Hybrid 4.8% As you can see from the table above, partial eclipses are most common, followed by annular eclipses. Total solar eclipses are barely more than one-quarter of the total. Total eclipses occur when the Moon is close enough to the Earth for the umbra, the cone of total shadow, to hit the Earth. Annular eclipses occur when the Moon is so far away that the umbra does not reach all the way to the Earth. "Hybrid" eclipses occur when the Moon crosses the dividing line between total and annular DURING the eclipse, so that the eclipse begins as annular and changes to total, or vice versa, during the eclipse.


How many total eclipse were there in 2009?

About two per year, since the Moon formed. So, around 4000 solar eclipses (and 4000 lunar eclipses) since the year 1. You can check the list of all eclipses since the year 2000 BC on the NASA Eclipse Web Page at the link below.


Why lunar eclipses are more common than solar eclipses and why so few people get the chance to view a total solar eclipse?

Actually solar eclipses are slightly more common, but a solar eclipse, and especially the total phase, can only be seen in a relatively narrow strip of Earth.


Why do you observe solar and lunar eclipses?

because of our location on earth so depending on where we are on earth you can see a total or partial solar and lunar eclipses


How often do total solar eclipses occur?

About twice a year.