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A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes behind the earth so that the earth blocks the sun's rays from striking the moon. This can occur only when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are aligned exactly, or very closely so, with the Earth in the middle. Hence, there is always a full moon the night of a lunar eclipse.

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What eclipse occurs when the moon passes into earths shadow?

Lunar


When does the eclipse of the moon takes place?

An Eclipse of the moon occurs when the shadow of the earth's shadow fall on the moon


When earths shadow fall on the moon what does the shadow cause?

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The moon experiences a total lunar eclipse when it passes through the earths shadow?

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What eclipse passes through the earths shadows?

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What shadow is bigger the Moon's umbra or earths umbra?

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Why is the moon's shadow clearer than earths?

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Is the moon earths shadow?

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When the earths shadow falls on the moon the shadow caused a?

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When the Moon's shadow falls on Earth a eclipse occurs lunar solar?

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What happens when the moon is hidden by earths shadow?

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