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When Venus passes between the Earth and the sun it is visible as a tiny black dot on the sun's bright disk. Why is Mars never visible in this same way?
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The orbit of mars is outside that of the earths orbit
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Does a lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes into earth's shadow?
Yes, Earth is between the sun and the moon, causing the moon to pass through Earth's shadow. A solar eclipse occurs when the moon is between Earth and the sun causing the bright ring in the sky.
Why is mercury not visible from earth?
It is visible, but not obviously as a planet. It is millions of miles away, and appears as a very bright star near the horizon, shortly before dawn or shortly after sunset. For some of the year, it is invisible because it appears too close to the Sun.
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.
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.
Is there a solar eclipse when the moon passes between the sun and the earth?
Yes.
When Venus passes between the earth and the sun it is visible as a tiny black dot on the suns bright disk. Why is Mars never visible in this same way?
Mars is never between the earth and the sun.
Does a lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes into earth's shadow?
Yes, Earth is between the sun and the moon, causing the moon to pass through Earth's shadow. A solar eclipse occurs when the moon is between Earth and the sun causing the bright ring in the sky.
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.
What are the differences between solar and lunar eclipses?
A solar eclipse happens when the moon (that is passing between the sun and earth) covers the sun. At same point, the sun will only be partially visible (parcial eclipse) or will not visible at all (total eclipse). A lunar eclipse happens when the earth is between the sun and the moon. When sunlight hits the earth it projects a shadow and, if the moon is somewhere in the area of that shadow, it will not be visible.
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.
Why can you see stars often at night?
You can also see stars during the day, during a total eclipse (when the moon passes between the earth and sun while near perigee). The reason stars are not typically visible during the day is because the nearest star (our sun) is so relatively bright it "washes out" the starlight.
What shape does the moon appear to be when it is closer to the sun than the earth?
Somewhere between half and all of the visible part of the Moon will be bright in that case, depending on the exact position of the Moon.
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.
The part of the Sun that is normally visible from the Earth is?
From Earth, the Photosphere is the part visible on the Sun, though the Corona is the top layer of the Sun. We cannot see the Corona because the Photosphere is so bright.
Does the photosphere and the corona become visible during an eclipse?
The Sun's photosphere and corona are always "visible", but they are too DIM to be seen when the mass of the Sun itself is visible. During a total solar eclipse, the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth, and for a couple of minutes the Moon acts to block our view of the bright center of the Sun. But the corona is much larger than the Sun itself, and is not completely blocked by the Moon, and without the brilliance of the Sun drowning them out, the corona becomes noticeable.
What is it when Earth passes between the sun and the moon?
Is it an eclipse!
When the sun passes between the earth and moon you have what?
The Sun has never passed between the Earth and the Moon, if it did, the Earth would be disintigrated.
