Eclipses Solar Eclipses Lunar Eclipses &
Eclipse – the shadowing of one object (planet) upon another.
Eclipses Lunar Eclipses
Lunar Eclipse Earth comes directly between the Sun and a Full Moon. Earth’s shadows falls on the moon’s surface Sun EarthMoon Earth’s shadow
Lunar Eclipse ONLY happens during a full moon
Eclipses Solar Eclipses
Solar Eclipse ONLY happens during a new moon
Solar Eclipse A New Moon comes directly between the Sun and Earth. Moon’s shadows falls on the Earth’s surface Sun Earth Moon Moon’s shadow
Annular Eclipse Type of solar eclipse. Moon comes between the Sun and Earth, but Earth is farther away from moon so—it allows light to shine around the New Moon. We see a ring of sunlight around the moon SunEarthMoon Moon’s shadow Ring of sunlight around moon