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Everyone on the night half of the Earth. There will be a total lunar eclipse the evening of December 20, 2010, and everywhere in North America will have a good view.
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Why people observe a total lunar eclipse rather than a total solar eclipse?
If there is a total lunar eclipse, everybody sees it as total. If there is a total solar eclipse, only people in a small part of Earth see it as total - most will see it as a partial eclipse, or not at all.
During what moon phase do lunar eclipses happen?
A solar eclipse can occur only at the time of New Moon. A lunar eclipse can occur only at the time of Full Moon.
What is a solar eclipse diagram called?
You can draw a diagram with the Sun at one side, the Moon in the middle and the Earth on the other side. A shadow falls on the Earth and anyone on that part of the Earth sees a solar eclipse. Obviously the Moon is not that big, so when there is an eclipse on one part of the Earth, other people in many different places don't see one.
Is total solar eclipse visible at all spots on the earth?
In the case of a total lunar eclipse, there is no 'path of totality'. If the lunar eclipse is total, then the entire moon is entirely inside the Earth's shadow. Anybody who can see the moon at the time sees the same view of the eclipse. That means everybody on the night-time side of the Earth.
Are you most likely to see a lunar or solar eclipse?
Although they occur in almost identical numbers, you're more likely to see a lunar eclipsewhen it does happen. Everybody on the night side of the earth, in any place where thefull moon is visible, sees the effects of the lunar eclipse, whereas the effects of a solareclipse are visible only in a relatively narrow band on the earth.
Why people observe a total lunar eclipse rather than a total solar eclipse?
If there is a total lunar eclipse, everybody sees it as total. If there is a total solar eclipse, only people in a small part of Earth see it as total - most will see it as a partial eclipse, or not at all.
What countries have had a lunar eclipse?
Every nation on the world sees a lunar eclipse on an average of every two or three years. The next total lunar eclipse will be on December 21, 2010 and will be visible from any place in North America. (Weather permitting, of course!)
Where must people be on Earth to observe total solar and lunar eclipses?
To observe a lunar eclipse . . .You must be in a place where you can see the moon. Since a lunar eclipse occursonly at the time of Full Moon, and the Full Moon is only visible at night, it turns outthat anybody on the 'night half' of the Earth at the time of the lunar eclipse can seeit ... as long as his sky is clear at the time, of course.Also ... if the lunar eclipse is partial, then everybody sees it as partial. If it's a totalone, then everybody sees it as total. Everybody on Earth's night side sees the samemagnitude of lunar eclipse at the same moment.To observe a total solar eclipse . . .You must be within the small spot where the Moon's shadow touches the Earth.The spot is never more than a few hundred miles wide, and it sweeps across theEarth at a high speed. No single spot on Earth can ever be inside the spot for morethan about 7 minutes, and the total phase of almost every total solar eclipse isless than that.The important point is that the spot within which the eclipse is total is relativelysmall. It may stay on the Earth's surface for several hours, but it races along. Theamount of eclipse that an observer sees depends on where he is. Even if thestationary observer is right in the center of the path, he'll see a total eclipse foronly a few minutes before it moves on. Different observers in different locationssee different amounts of the eclipse (coverage of the sun's disk) at different times.
How does a lunar eclipse work?
I think that only solar eclipses are mapped, because only a relatively narrow strip of the earth's surface falls within the moon's shadow during a solar eclipse. During a lunar eclipse, however, anyone on the half of the earth that's facing the moon sees the same eclipse, just at different elevations. ______________________________ The NASA Eclipse web site (linked below) will allow you to see the schedule of all eclipses from 2000 BCE to 3000 AD. This will allow you to see if a particular eclipse is visible from your location.
During what moon phase do lunar eclipses happen?
A solar eclipse can occur only at the time of New Moon. A lunar eclipse can occur only at the time of Full Moon.
How does a lunar eclipse map work?
I think that only solar eclipses are mapped, because only a relatively narrow strip of the earth's surface falls within the moon's shadow during a solar eclipse. During a lunar eclipse, however, anyone on the half of the earth that's facing the moon sees the same eclipse, just at different elevations. ______________________________ The NASA Eclipse web site (linked below) will allow you to see the schedule of all eclipses from 2000 BCE to 3000 AD. This will allow you to see if a particular eclipse is visible from your location.
What is a solar eclipse diagram called?
You can draw a diagram with the Sun at one side, the Moon in the middle and the Earth on the other side. A shadow falls on the Earth and anyone on that part of the Earth sees a solar eclipse. Obviously the Moon is not that big, so when there is an eclipse on one part of the Earth, other people in many different places don't see one.
What does an astronaut see when the total solar eclipse and lunar eclipse are occurring from the moon?
If the astronaut happens to be on the lighted half of the moon at the time:During a solar eclipse:He sees nothing in particular going on. The action is visible only from the otherside of the moon.During a lunar eclipse:He sees the Earth drift in front of the sun, and everything around him istemporarily plunged into darkness. He can't see anything on Earth, becausehe's looking at Earth's entire night side.If the astronaut happens to be on the dark half of the moon at the time:During a solar eclipse:He sees the "Full Earth" in his sky. If he looks closely, he can see a shaded circlemoving along the surface of the Earth. In the center of the circle is a small spotthat's completely black. The farther he looks from the center, the less dark it is,and he really can't tell where the circle ends. That circle is the moon's shadowracing across the Earth's surface.During a lunar eclipse:He sees nothing in particular going on. The action is visible only from the otherside of the moon.
Is total solar eclipse visible at all spots on the earth?
In the case of a total lunar eclipse, there is no 'path of totality'. If the lunar eclipse is total, then the entire moon is entirely inside the Earth's shadow. Anybody who can see the moon at the time sees the same view of the eclipse. That means everybody on the night-time side of the Earth.
Are you most likely to see a lunar or solar eclipse?
Although they occur in almost identical numbers, you're more likely to see a lunar eclipsewhen it does happen. Everybody on the night side of the earth, in any place where thefull moon is visible, sees the effects of the lunar eclipse, whereas the effects of a solareclipse are visible only in a relatively narrow band on the earth.
Why is an eclipses of the moon called a luner eclipse?
A solar eclipse is when the moon comes exactly between the sun and the earth while on its orbit around earth. From earth this is when we see the sun blocked out by the moon. It does not happen very often as the alignments have to be exactly right. a lunar eclipse is when the earth comes between the sun and the moon. Here, the shadow of the earth is cast onto the moon, the moon is seen to go red due to the light from the sun being distorted.
What does a lunar eclipse look like from the perspective of the moon?
During a lunar eclipse, the moon appears dark and reddish from its perspective. This is because the Earth blocks the sunlight from reaching the moon directly, causing the moon to reflect the Earth's reddish-colored light.
