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What is a L unar Eclipse?

What is a L unar Eclipse?. What is an eclipse?. An eclipse occurs when one object in space blocks an observer from seeing another object in space. From Earth there are two main types of eclipses: solar eclipses and lunar eclipses. . How Often Does A Lunar Eclipse Occur?.

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What is a L unar Eclipse?

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  1. What is a Lunar Eclipse?

  2. What is an eclipse? • An eclipse occurs when one object in space blocks an observer from seeing another object in space. From Earth there are two main types of eclipses: solar eclipses and lunar eclipses.

  3. How Often Does A Lunar Eclipse Occur? • Up to three times a year, the full Moon's bright face slowly changes to a dark orange colour. This is called a lunar eclipse. It happens when the Moon is exactly on the opposite side of the Earth to the Sun.

  4. Lunar Eclipse • A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes through the Earth's shadow. Lunar eclipses have the same three phases or types as solar eclipses including the umbra (total), antumbra (annular), and penumbra (partial).

  5. How Does It Occur? • The Moon then passes through the Earth's shadow. But some sunlight is able to pass through the Earth's atmosphere and reach the Moon, giving it an orange colour.

  6. How Long Does It Last? • Lunar eclipses last for several hours. Sometimes the entire full Moon moves into the Earth's shadow. Sometimes, it looks as if a monster has taken a bite out of the Moon. This is a partial eclipse.

  7. When Can You See a Lunar Eclipse? • Lunar eclipses can be seen wherever the full Moon is in the sky. They are safe to look at with binoculars or a telescope.

  8. Lunar Eclipse • http://www.neok12.com/php/watch.php?v=zX027e52507b754877644063&t=Eclipse • http://www.neok12.com/php/watch.php?v=zX45704e56606151726a0377&t=Eclipse

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