What occurs when an object in space gets between the sun and another object?

Answer 1

This is the definition of an eclipse. If the Sun, Earth and Moon are in a direct line, the shadow of the Moon can fall on the Earth, or the shadow of the Earth can fall on the Moon.

When the shadow of the Moon falls on the Earth, it creates a moving shadow region called a solar eclipse. If the shadow is not directly aligned, it can create a "partial solar eclipse", which also occurs in the adjacent regions to either side of the complete shadow path during a total solar eclipse.

When the Earth partially darkens the Moon, it is called a lunar eclipse. The sunlight is refracted by Earth's atmosphere, allowing some light to still reach the Moon, giving it a reddish color. An eclipse that does not cover the entire lunar face is called a "partial lunar eclipse".

Answer 2

When an object in space gets between the sun and another object, it creates a shadow known as an eclipse. This can result in a solar eclipse when the moon blocks the sun's light from reaching Earth, or a lunar eclipse when the Earth blocks the sun's light from reaching the moon.

Answer 3

It may temporarily block the light of the distant star. Astronomers call this an

"occultation".

It may also change the direction of the light, and briefly make it appear brighter (gravitational lensing).

Comment: I doubt that gravitational lensing would occur in this type of case.

Answer 4

it is called a total solar ellipse because the moon is covering all of the sun

Answer 5

The event is known as an "occultation". The result is that the far distant star is temporarily not visible.

Answer 6

It doesn't. The light will form a cave around the earth to create darkness but than loop back into light and hit the moon.

Answer 7

That's the moment when a "solar eclipse" occurs, as seen by the people who happen

to be at just the place on Earth where the end of the moon's shadow falls.

Answer 8

A solar eclipse

Answer 9

an eclipse occurs

Answer 10

A solar eclipse.