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What kind of eclipse will occur if the moon is in the outer portion of the shadow?
During a full moon lunar eclipses can occur.
Is the angular size of the moon always big enough to cover up the sun during an e clipse?
No, the angular size of the moon is not always big enough to cover up the sun during an eclipse. A total solar eclipse occurs when the moon is at the right distance from the Earth to appear to be the same size as the sun, thus fully covering it.
Can the moon and the sun rise at the same time?
YES!!! However, it would be a very rare total solar eclipse at dawn.
Does the earth block sunlight from reaching the moon during a lunar eclipse?
A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon aligns in between the earth and the sun. It blocks out the light because, since the moon is closer, it appears larger. The same principle applies when you hold your hand in front of your face, in front of your computer screen.
How is it that the moon can block out the sun?
During a solar eclipse, the moon moves between the Earth and the Sun, casting a shadow on Earth and blocking out the sun's light. This alignment occurs when the moon is in its new moon phase and its positioning is just right to create the eclipse.
How can the moon completely block out the sun during a total solar eclipse?
Because at 240,000 miles, the diameter of the moon is virtually the same as the sun.
Why does the moon appear the same size as the sun during a total solar eclipse?
During a total solar eclipse, the moon appears the same size as the sun because of a coincidence in their relative distances and sizes. The moon is about 400 times smaller than the sun, but it is also about 400 times closer to Earth than the sun. This alignment causes the moon to perfectly cover the sun, creating the illusion that they are the same size in the sky.
What kind of eclipse will occur if the moon is in the outer portion of the shadow?
During a full moon lunar eclipses can occur.
Does the blood moon have any gravity?
Blood Moon either refers to the first full moon after the Harvest Moon, or the moon as it appears during a total lunar eclipse. Either way, it is the same moon; the one currently orbiting planet Earth. As such it has the same gravity (0.1654 g).
Is total solar eclipse visible at all spots on the earth?
In the case of a total lunar eclipse, there is no 'path of totality'. If the lunar eclipse is total, then the entire moon is entirely inside the Earth's shadow. Anybody who can see the moon at the time sees the same view of the eclipse. That means everybody on the night-time side of the Earth.
How can the moon block out the sun during a solar eclipse when the sun is so much larger than the moon?
The moon can block the sun during an eclipse in the same way as your thumb can block (or eclipse) the moon. A smaller object viewed at a closer distance can appear larger than a much larger object that is further away.
What is it called when the moon is on the same side of the earth as the sun?
when the moon is covering the sun completely it is called a "total solar eclipse", when it is covering part of it it is just called "solar eclipse" .
How does solar and lunar eclipse differ in terms of the arrangement of the moon sun and the earth?
During any eclipse, the sun, moon, and Earth must be lined up on the same line, so that the one farthest from the sun is in the shadow of the middle one. During a solar eclipse, the moon is the one in the middle, and part of the Earth is in its shadow. During a lunar eclipse, the Earth is the one in the middle, and the moon is in its shadow.
What is the order of the earth and moon and sun during a solar eclipse?
All three bodies are in the same line, with the moon between the others.
What is the order of the moon earth and the sun during a solar eclipse?
All three bodies are in the same line, with the moon between the others.
What website can you get an diagram of where the moon and sun are during a lunar and solar eclipse?
You can definitely get along without a website, and probably without a diagram. During either type of eclipse, the sun, moon, and earth are exactly lined up, in a straight line and in the same plane. For a solar eclipse, the moon is the one in the middle. For a lunar eclipse, the earth is the one in the middle.
Why would it be difficult to see prominences if you were on the moon during a total lunar eclipse?
Because the Earth's shadow is much bigger than the solar disc appears, so the entire sun is blocked out, while on the Earth viewing a Solar Eclipse, the moon's disc is approximately the same size as the sun's.
