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Tuesday, November 2, 2021

Eclipses - Science

Solar Eclipse

 How do they occur? 

- A solar eclipse occurs when the moon gets between earth and the sun. 

What do we see?







- When the total eclipse of the sun is completed, the shadow of the moon passes and sunlight appears once again at the western edge of the sun.

When was the last solar eclipse? When is the next one?

- In 1965 and the next will be in 2028.

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Lunar eclipse

How do they occur? 

- A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes through the earths shadow.

What do we see?










When was the last one? When is the next one?

- January 21 2019 and the next one is November 19 2021.

Diagram 



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