How did solar eclipse take place?

Answer 1

the eclipse starts at 10:00 p.m. eastern ___________________ Earth's experience of the solar eclipse is a happy coincidence of history. It just happens that we have a moon of the right size and favorable orbit. It will not always be so. In future ages, the moon will no longer be able to give us 'total' eclipses, because it is very slowly moving farther away from earth. At some point it will be too far to completely cover the face of the sun.

Answer 2

The Sun is about 400 times as big (diameter) as the Moon. It just happens that the Sun is about 400 times as far away as the Moon so that when the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun there can be a total eclipse of the Sun. The orbit of the Moon is eleiptical , sometimes close and sometimes farther away from the earth and when the alignment happens at a time when the Moon is farther away, the eclipse is annular (like a ring).

Answer 3

A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, blocking the Sun's light and casting a shadow on Earth. There are different types of solar eclipses, including total, partial, and annular eclipses, depending on the alignment of the Sun, Moon, and Earth.