Eclipses
Shadows
Solar Eclipse Requirements: –New Moon –In the shadow as it passes over your location
The Anatomy of a Solar Eclipse
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Solar Eclipse from Space Shadow races across the surface at nearly 2000 km/hr
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Annular Solar Eclipse –Moon is near apogee, therefore it is a little smaller than the sun.
Total Solar Eclipse –Location on Earth is within the umbra shadow of the moon.
Partial Solar Eclipse –Location is in the penumbra shadow of the moon.
Solar Eclipse Viewing
Telescope must have a filter for solar observation.
Corona of the sun can be studied during a total solar eclipse –The pictures on the right are composites of 22 and 33 digital pictures.
Solar Eclipse
Special Solar Eclipse
Solar Eclipse Schedule
Solar Eclipses
Solar Eclipse
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Lunar Cycle
Lunar Eclipse Full Moon The moon moves into the shadow of the earth. Anyone on the dark side of the earth during the eclipse can see it.
Lunar Eclipse
Lunar Eclipse Schedule
Lunar Eclipse
Why don’t we get an eclipse every month? Orbit of the moon of tilted 5° with respect to the ecliptic.
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