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Name: Vihaan Mehta Date: 5/25/22
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Text Article "The Geometry of an Eclipse "
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Read "The Geometry of an Eclipse"
on pages 80-82 in your Space Systems Exploration textbook.
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Read "The Geometry of an Eclipse." Record your responses.

How often do Solar Eclipses take place?
Every 18 months
How often do Solar Eclipses take place in any one place?

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of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light.

What type of eclipse do you get if the shadow cone is in penumbra portion?

Partial solar eclipse

What does an annular eclipse look like?
A partial solar eclipse
Why does a total solar eclipse only last a few minutes?
The moon's umbra moves eastward at over 1700 km/h
Describe the location of the Sun, Moon and Earth during a Lunar eclipse.
Earth comes between the sun and the moon

Describe how a total lunar eclipse occurs.
Earth blocking sunlight from reaching the moon and causing a shadow across the lunar surface
What does it look like?
Complete darkness, the moon is covered by blackness.
Describe how a partial lunar eclipse occurs.

Only part of the moon enters Earth's shadow, which may look like it is taking a "bite" out of the lunar surface.

Why don't eclipses happen every month?

Because the Earth's orbit around the sun is not in the same plane as the moon's orbit ...

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