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Why doesnt the solar eclipse occur every time the moon passes between the sun and earth?
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∙ 9y ago
because like finding gold, this is not like the moon comes between the sun and earth everyday, this is something that occurs occasionally.
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∙ 9y ago
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When the moon passes between earth and the sun?
Then we see full moons. If the Earth passes PRECISELY between the Sun and the Moon, then we see a lunar eclipse.
A solar eclipse occurs when passes directly between the sun and Earth?
A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth.
What is the difference between a lunar eclipse and a solar eclipsee?
A lunar eclipse is when the shadow of the earth passes over the moon, and a solar eclipse is when the moon passes between the earth and the sun.
What is it when Earth passes between the sun and the moon?
Is it an eclipse!
When the Sun passes between the Moon and Earth you have?
You have a problem. When the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth you have a solar eclipse. When the Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon you have a lunar eclipse. When the Sun passes between the Moon and the Earth we're all dead, as the Sun would be 93 million miles too close.
When does an eclipse happen?
An eclipse happens when the moon passes between the sun and the Earth. This is called a solar eclipse.A lunar eclipse happens when the moon passes through Earth's shadow.
What kind of eclipse occurs when the moon passes between earth and the sun?
solar eclipse
Can there be a lunar ecplicse and solar at the same time?
No. A solar eclipse happens when the moon passes between Earth and the sun. A lunar eclipse happens when Earth passes between the sun and the moon.
Why do eclipses take place rarely?
An eclipse is when the Earth passes between the moon and sun (lunar eclipse) or when the moon passes between the Earth and sun (solar eclipse). They take part rarely because of the tiny probability of the moon and Earth aligning as such.
When the Earth is between the Moon and the Sun what is it called?
This is called a lunar eclipse. (A solar eclipse occurs when the new moon passes between the earth and the sun.)
When the Moon passes directly between the Earth and the Sun it causes a lunar eclipse?
No. it is a solar eclipse.
What occurs when the moon passes between Earth and the sun?
i believe an eclipse occurs :)
