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Eclipses

Eclipses. Eclipses. When a celestial object partly or completely comes into the shadow of another celestial object, an eclipse occurs . The eclipse is named for the object that gets blocked. Two types: Solar Eclipse Lunar Eclipse. Solar Eclipse. Only during the NEW MOON phase

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Eclipses

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  1. Eclipses

  2. Eclipses • When a celestial object partly or completely comes into the shadow of another celestial object, an eclipse occurs. • The eclipse is named for the object that gets blocked. • Two types: • Solar Eclipse • Lunar Eclipse

  3. Solar Eclipse • Only during the NEW MOON phase • The moon gets in between the Earth and the Sun, casting a shadow on Earth. • Total solar eclipses are rare and brief • Last in continental US was in 1979 • Next in continental US will be on 8/21/2017.

  4. A total solar eclipse over Turkey in 2006.

  5. Observe a Solar Eclipse

  6. Lunar Eclipse • Only during FULL MOON phase • The Earth gets in between the Sun and the Moon, casting a shadow on the Moon. • Total lunar eclipses are more common and last longer • Average of 2 per year

  7. Observe a Lunar Eclipse

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