What is an Eclipse

What is an Eclipse they say? Well let me tell you what it is. An Eclipse is when something goes in front of another thing. Like when it's sunny you cover your eyes with your hand, that means you are eclipsing the
Sun. That is just an example, now moving on!

 Eclipsing the Sun. This is how the Moon Eclipses the Sun. When the Moon  slowly comes in front of the Sun, a solar eclipse occurs. Once the Moon is in the center of the Sun then the Sun looks like a black circle with a halo but it’s not a halo it’s the Sun’s atmosphere. As the Moon slowly crosses the Sun’s face the Sun shines again. Solar eclipses only occur when the Sun, Moon and Earth all line up in a straight line.

Moon Shadows. During a Solar eclipse the Moon casts its shadow on Earth. The Moon shadow has two parts: a small dark part called the umbra, and a larger and lighter part called the penumbra surrounding the umbra. From Earth you will see a solar eclipse if you are either the umbra or the penumbra of the Moon shadow.

Whole or part?
If you are in the umbra then you will get to see the total eclipse of the Sun. But if you were  the penumbra you will only see part of the eclipse. In the total eclipse the Moon covers the whole Sun until it looks like a black circle with a halo and as I said it isn’t a halo it is the Sun’s atmosphere.

Lunar eclipse. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow. This can occur only when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are exactly or very closely lined up. With Earth between the Sun and Moon, during a total lunar eclipse During a total lunar eclipse, Earth completely blocks direct sunlight from reaching the Moon.

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