▫️• An eclipse is the result of the total or partial masking of a celestial body by another along an observer's line of sight. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, fully or partially obscuring the Sun's disk.
2. Moon.
▫️• Solar Eclipses. A solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, casting a shadow on Earth that either fully or partially blocks the Sun's light in some areas. This only happens occasionally, because the Moon doesn't orbit in the exact same plane as the Sun and Earth do.
3. Lunar eclipse
▫️• A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes through the Earth's shadow, just as a solar eclipse occurs when part of the Earth passes through the Moon's shadow.
4. The penumbra.
▫️• The penumbra (from the Latin paene "almost, nearly") is the region in which only a portion of the light source is obscured by the occluding body. An observer in the penumbra experiences a partial eclipse.
▫️• The umbra (Latin for "shadow") is the innermost and darkest part of a shadow, where the light source is completely blocked by the occluding body. An observer within the umbra experiences a total eclipse.
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1. Eclipse.▫️• An eclipse is the result of the total or partial masking of a celestial body by another along an observer's line of sight. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, fully or partially obscuring the Sun's disk.
2. Moon.
▫️• Solar Eclipses. A solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, casting a shadow on Earth that either fully or partially blocks the Sun's light in some areas. This only happens occasionally, because the Moon doesn't orbit in the exact same plane as the Sun and Earth do.
3. Lunar eclipse
▫️• A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes through the Earth's shadow, just as a solar eclipse occurs when part of the Earth passes through the Moon's shadow.
4. The penumbra.
▫️• The penumbra (from the Latin paene "almost, nearly") is the region in which only a portion of the light source is obscured by the occluding body. An observer in the penumbra experiences a partial eclipse.
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▫️• The umbra (Latin for "shadow") is the innermost and darkest part of a shadow, where the light source is completely blocked by the occluding body. An observer within the umbra experiences a total eclipse.