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a lunar eclipse
That's called a lunar eclipse.

It goes through most of the same phases as a solar eclipse, but it's easier to watch by eye. Even better with binoculars, telescope, or a camera with zoom.

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In an eclipse of the moon, the moon passes into the earth's shadow so that the illuminated disc of the moon darkens to a soft copper-brown glow. In an eclipse of the sun, the moon passes in front of the sun, blocking out the sun's light. The moon is 40 times smaller in diameter than the sun, but, by coincidence, is 40 times nearer, so the sun's disc and the moon's disc, as seen from earth, are the same size, so that the sun can be completely masked.

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When the Earth passes through the moon's shadow, it's called a solar eclipse, and when the moon passes through the Earth's shadow, it's called a lunar eclipse.

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That is called an eclipse. A Solar eclipse is when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun. A lunar eclipse is when the Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon.

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The word "transit" is used for this. For example, when the planet Venus passes between the Earth and the Sun, this is called the "transit of Venus".

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This is an eclipse.

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This is known as an eclipse.

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Eclipse

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an eclipse.

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