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Eclipse Notes

A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, blocking sunlight and casting a shadow, with three types: total, partial, and annular. Viewing an eclipse safely requires special glasses, as looking directly at the Sun can cause serious eye damage. A lunar eclipse happens when the Earth is between the Sun and the Moon, casting a shadow on the Moon, which can appear red during a total lunar eclipse, often referred to as a blood moon.

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Eclipse Notes

A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, blocking sunlight and casting a shadow, with three types: total, partial, and annular. Viewing an eclipse safely requires special glasses, as looking directly at the Sun can cause serious eye damage. A lunar eclipse happens when the Earth is between the Sun and the Moon, casting a shadow on the Moon, which can appear red during a total lunar eclipse, often referred to as a blood moon.

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Eclipse

What is a solar eclipse?


An eclipse happens when the Moon passes in front of the Sun blocking its light.

It occurs once every one or two years, but each time it can only be seen in certain parts
of the world.

There are three different types of eclipse.

A total eclipse is when the Moon completely blocks the Sun and everything goes dark
for a few seconds.

A partial eclipse is when the Moon only blocks a bit of the Sun.

And an annular eclipse happens when the Moon is fully in front of the Sun, but is far
away from the Earth, so it can't fully cover the Sun and what looks like a ring of fire is
left around it.

An eclipse of the Sun, or Solar Eclipse, occurs when a new Moon passes directly between the
Sun and the Earth, blocking out the Sun's rays and casting a shadow on regions of the Earth.
As a result, daylight briefly turns to darkness.
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The total shadow or umbra is the shadow's dark core. The partial shadow or penumbra is the
lighter outer part of the shadow.

Eclipse viewing safety


 Never look directly at the Sun: you can damage your eyes forever and even go
blind.
 Never look at the Sun through binoculars or a telescope.
 Don't look directly at the Sun through sunglasses, a camera or your phone
camera - none of these protect your eyes.
 To watch an eclipse, you will need to wear special glasses, properly darkened
and filtered to protect your eyes. You can also safely view the image of an
eclipse using a pinhole camera.

What is a lunar eclipse and how can you


see it?
A partial lunar eclipse could be visible from the UK on Tuesday 16
July.
Up to 60% of the Moon's surface will appear red or dark grey at the height of the
eclipse.

Some of the eclipse will be seen over parts of Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, select
parts of North America, South America and Antarctica.

What is a lunar eclipse?

An eclipse of the Moon occurs when the Earth lies directly between the Sun and the
Moon and the Moon lies in the shadow of the Earth.

For a total lunar eclipse to happen, all three are in a straight line. This means that the
Moon passes through the darkest part of the Earth's shadow.

A full lunar eclipse is often called a blood moon because the Moon becomes a bright
reddish colour.

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