1. Sun, Moon, Earth, How do they work together to help life survive? Eclipses

2. Eclipses: When the moon’s shadow hits the Earth or the Earth’s shadow hits the moon an eclipse occurs.

3. Eclipses: When the moon’s shadow hits the Earth or the Earth’s shadow hits the moon an eclipse occurs. Eclipses are rare because the moon’s orbit is tilted about five degrees relative to the Earth’s orbit.

4. Orbital Planes:

5. Solar Eclipse: Happens during a new moon.

6. Solar Eclipse: Happens during a new moon. The moon is between the Earth and the sun.

7. Solar eclipse:

8. Solar Eclipse: Happens during a new moon. The moon is between the Earth and the sun. The umbra is the very darkest part of the moon’s shadow and completely blocks the sunlight (total eclipse).

9. Total Solar Eclipse:

12. Solar Eclipse: Happens during a new moon. The moon is between the Earth and the sun. The umbra is the very darkest part of the moon’s shadow and completely blocks the sunlight (total eclipse). The penumbra is the larger part of the moon’s shadow and causes partial eclipses.

13. Partial Solar Eclipse:

14. Lunar Eclipse: Happens during a full moon.

15. Lunar Eclipse: Happens during a full moon. The Earth is directly between the sun and the moon.

16. Lunar Eclipse: Umbra

17. Lunar Eclipse: Happens during a full moon. The Earth is directly between the sun and the moon. When the moon is in the Earth’s umbra you have a total lunar eclipse.

18. Total Lunar Eclipse:

20. Lunar Eclipse: Happens during a full moon. The Earth is directly between the sun and the moon. When the moon is in the Earth’s umbra you have a total lunar eclipse. When the moon is in the Earth’s penumbra you have a partial lunar eclipse.

21. Partial Lunar Eclipse: