1. Eclipses

2. Shadows

4. Solar Eclipse Requirements: –New Moon –In the shadow as it passes over your location

6. The Anatomy of a Solar Eclipse

7. Video

8. Solar Eclipse from Space Shadow races across the surface at nearly 2000 km/hr

9. Video

10. Annular Solar Eclipse –Moon is near apogee, therefore it is a little smaller than the sun.

11. Total Solar Eclipse –Location on Earth is within the umbra shadow of the moon.

12. Partial Solar Eclipse –Location is in the penumbra shadow of the moon.

13. Solar Eclipse Viewing

14. Telescope must have a filter for solar observation.

15. 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.

16. Solar Eclipse

18. Special Solar Eclipse

19. Solar Eclipse Schedule

20. Solar Eclipses 2001-2025

21. Solar Eclipse

22. Video

23. Lunar Cycle

24. 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.

25. Lunar Eclipse

29. Lunar Eclipse Schedule

30. Lunar Eclipse

31. Why don’t we get an eclipse every month? Orbit of the moon of tilted 5° with respect to the ecliptic.

32. Christmas present for Mr. Delaney