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Why do the paths of total eclipses fall more frequently on oceans than on land?
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∙ 14y ago
Because the Earth is 3/4 water. So we might expect that 3/4 of the solar eclipses will occur on water.
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How many total eclipse were there in 2009?
About two per year, since the Moon formed. So, around 4000 solar eclipses (and 4000 lunar eclipses) since the year 1. You can check the list of all eclipses since the year 2000 BC on the NASA Eclipse Web Page at the link below.
The total number of eclipses each year does not exceed?
7
Were total eclipses or annular eclipses more common in the distant past?
In the very distant past, the Moon's orbit was closer to Earth than it is now, and the Moon continues to VERY SLOWLY recede in its orbit. So it is likely (although I have not seen any calculations to bear this out) that in the distant past there would have been fewer annular eclipses and more total eclipses. However, there was nobody around to notice.
An observer on another planet might see eclipses?
It is possible, but the observer wouldn't see the eclipses that we observe from earth's surface. There would certainly not be another planet that offers the perfect total solar eclipses that we enjoy. They are a happy accident of time for us. The moon (which is very slowly moving farther away) is at the perfect distance to give us those magnificent eclipses where the face of the sun is perfectly blocked.
What is the importance of the five degree difference in the orbital planes of the Moon and Earth?
If the plane of the Moon's orbit were not tilted as compared to the ecliptic (the special name used for the plane of the Earth's orbit around the Sun) then there would be total solar eclipses at every new moon, and total lunar eclipses at every full moon. If the angle between the Moon's orbit and the ecliptic were more than it is, we would see fewer and shorter eclipses than we do.
Are some solar eclipses not total?
Yes, these are called partial eclipses.
Do partial eclipses occur more than total eclipses?
yes they do
Total lunar eclipses always occur?
No. About 50% of all lunar eclipses are total; the remainder are partial or penumbral.
How many total lunar eclipses were there in 2008?
There was 2 lunar eclipses in 2008.
Partial lunar eclipses occur more often than total eclipses?
Yes
Which of the suns layer is visible during eclipses?
The corona during total solar eclipses.
Are total eclipses of the moon and sun similar?
no
How many total eclipse were there in 2009?
About two per year, since the Moon formed. So, around 4000 solar eclipses (and 4000 lunar eclipses) since the year 1. You can check the list of all eclipses since the year 2000 BC on the NASA Eclipse Web Page at the link below.
How often do eclipses naturally occur?
There are two main types of eclipses: solar and lunar. Lunar eclipses occur every 6 months. Solar eclipses occur 2-5 times per year. Eclipses can be partial or total. Partial eclipse covers only part of the sun or moon, while total covers the full entity.
How often will a solar eclipse happen?
Solar eclipses happen about twice a year, on average. Depending on the precise alignment of the Sun, Moon and Earth, we sometimes get two partial eclipses instead of one total or annular eclipse. However, because a solar eclipse affects a very small area of the Earth, it's rare to have two solar eclipses in the same area less than about 60 years apart. However, there will be a total eclipse with a path of totality across the USA from west to east in 2017, and a total eclipse that will track from southwest to northeast in 2024. The paths cross at Carbondale, IL, and within about 30 miles of there one would experience two total solar eclipses only 7 years apart.
What occurs more often- a partial solar eclipse or total solar eclipse?
Partial 35.3%Annular 33.2%Total 26.7%Hybrid 4.8% As you can see from the table above, partial eclipses are most common, followed by annular eclipses. Total solar eclipses are barely more than one-quarter of the total. Total eclipses occur when the Moon is close enough to the Earth for the umbra, the cone of total shadow, to hit the Earth. Annular eclipses occur when the Moon is so far away that the umbra does not reach all the way to the Earth. "Hybrid" eclipses occur when the Moon crosses the dividing line between total and annular DURING the eclipse, so that the eclipse begins as annular and changes to total, or vice versa, during the eclipse.
How often are total lunar eclipse cycles?
In general, there are two lunar eclipses and two solar eclipses each year. On average, about half are total and half are partial, so you can expect, over a span of years, to see one total lunar eclipse every other year. There are sometimes cycles of eclipses. In 2014-2015, there will be four sequential total lunar eclipses, with no partial eclipses in between; this cycle is called a "tetrad" and it isn't all that unusual. There will be eight such tetrads in the 21st century; this will be the second tetrad of the century.
