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a solar eclipse is where the earth blocks the sunlight to the moon (sun--earth--moon) a lunar eclipse is where the moon blocks the sunlight to the earth (sun--moon--earth)

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How is solar eclipse different than lunar eclipse?

solar eclipse is when the moon comes between the sun and the earth but in a lunar eclipse the earth comes between the sun and the moon


In a lunar eclipse the moon is between the earth and the sun?

No that's a solar eclipse in a lunar eclipse the Earth is between the sun and moon.


What is the difference between a lunar eclipse and a solar eclipsee?

A lunar eclipse is when the shadow of the earth passes over the moon, and a solar eclipse is when the moon passes between the earth and the sun.


Why solar and lunar eclipse happened?

when the moon comes in between the Earth and the Sun a Solar Eclipse occurs and when the Earth comes in between the Moon and the Sun a Lunar Eclipse occurs


What type of eclipse is it when the earth is between the sun and moon?

lunar eclipse. lunar = moon, solar=sun. lunar eclipse= moon eclipsed


What a lunar eclipse?

There are two types of eclipse : 1)Lunar eclipse 2)Solar eclipse Lunar eclipse is a situation, when the earth comes between sun and moon.


What about lunar eclipse?

There are two types of eclipse : Lunar eclipse (moon), Solar eclipse (sun) . Lunar eclipse is a situation, when the earth comes between sun and moon.


What lunar eclipse?

There are two types of eclipse : 1)Lunar eclipse 2)Solar eclipse Lunar eclipse is a situation, when the earth comes between sun and moon.


What are the differences between solar and lunar eclipses?

A solar eclipse happens when the moon (that is passing between the sun and earth) covers the sun. At same point, the sun will only be partially visible (parcial eclipse) or will not visible at all (total eclipse). A lunar eclipse happens when the earth is between the sun and the moon. When sunlight hits the earth it projects a shadow and, if the moon is somewhere in the area of that shadow, it will not be visible.


What is the differene between a solar and lunar eclipses?

A solar eclipse is when the sun covers the moon. A lunar eclipse is when the moon covers the sun. TRC


When do a solar and lunar eclipse occur?

solar eclipse occur when earth came between sun and moon


How is solar eclipse diffrent from a lunar eclipse?

In a solar eclipse, the moon comes between the sun and the earth so that the sun is blocked out. A lunar eclipse is when the earth comes in between the moon and the sun so that the moon is blocked out.