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You are less likely to see a total solar eclipse than a lunar eclipse because?
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A solar eclipse can only be seen along a narrow strip of Earth's surface. A lunar eclipse can be seen anywhere where the Moon is above the horizon - i.e., about half of the Earth.
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Are you more likely to see a solar eclipse or a lunar eclipse?
lunar
Why are you most likely to see a full solar eclipse then a lunar eclipse?
You would most likely see a full lunar eclipse
Why are you are less likely to see a total solar eclipse than a total lunar eclipse?
a total lunar eclipse can be seen anywhere on earth where the moon is visible so you are more likely to see a total lunar eclipse than a total solar eclipse
Which planets doesnt have lunar and solar eclipse?
Mercurey and Venus do not have a lunar and solar eclipse because they do not have any moons.
Why do people see a total lunar eclipse more than a solar eclipse?
A total lunar eclipse can be seen anywhere on Earth where the moon is visible..so you are more likely to see a lunar eclipse than a solar eclipse.
Which are you more likely to experience total Solar eclipsefull moontotal lunar eclipse or a partial lunar eclipse?
I would rather experience A Moon Total Lunar Eclipse
How many years apart are the lunar and the solar eclipse?
4.1 Solar eclipse; 4.2 Lunar eclipse
How is a lunar eclipse similar to solar eclipse?
a solar and lunar eclipse are similar because the Moon sort of a phase and only happens every thousand years. and is made of cheese
Is a lunar or solar eclipse more common?
lunar eclipse.
Did Hipparchus predict a lunar eclipse or a solar eclipse?
A solar eclipse.
Is the umbra bigger in the solar or lunar eclipse and why?
The umbra is bigger in a lunar eclipse, because the Earth is bigger than the Moon.
Why are you less likely to see a lunar eclipse than a solar eclipse?
That's a truly difficult question to answer, because its central hypothesis is wrong. The truth is exactly the opposite ... you are far more likely to see a lunar eclipse than a solar one. The reason is that a lunar eclipse is visible to everybody on Earth's night side while it's in progress, but a solar one is visible only from locations that are within a strip that's a few hundred miles wide.
