It is called a Lunar Eclipse which happens at night. A Solar Eclipse occurs in the daytime when the moon passes between the sun and the earth, creating a shadow on the earth.
A lunar eclipse occurs when the full moon passes through the Earth's shadow.
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It's called a solar eclipse.
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A lunar eclipse occurs when the full moon passes through the Earth's shadow.
It is called a solar eclipse.
Solar eclipse.
It is the Prime Meridian.
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The moon darkens because it passes through Earths shadow.
It's called a solar eclipse.
More specifically, a total lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes through the umbra, the darker part of the shadow.
The earth's orbit passes through the orbits of cometary debris which manifest themselves as meteorite showers.
axis - An imaginary line that passes through earths center and its north and south poles.
When air passes through your lungs it is called respiration.
A partial lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon partly passes through the Earth's umbra. A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon fully passes through the Earth's umbra. When the Moon only passes through the penumbra, there is only a subtle darkening of its surface. The umbra and the penumbra are parts of the Earth's shadow.