Solar Eclipse
What causes a solar eclipse?
The Moon aligns between the Sun and the Earth, causing a small portion of the Earth to experience total darkness.
What is a lunar eclipse?
A lunar eclipse is when the Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon, causing the Earth's shadow to fall on the Moon.
During which type of eclipse is it safe to look directly at the event without special protection?
A lunar eclipse, because the Moon does not emit its own light and is not as intense as a solar eclipse.
What are the three main types of solar eclipses?
Total, partial, and annular eclipses.
What is the difference between a total lunar eclipse and a partial lunar eclipse?
In a total lunar eclipse, the entire Moon is in Earth's shadow, while in a partial lunar eclipse, only part of the Moon enters the Earth's shadow.
Which type of eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun?
Solar.
Why can only certain places on Earth see a total solar eclipse at any given time?
Because the Moon's shadow only partially covers the Earth.
What are the two types of lunar eclipses?
Partial and full.
Which type of eclipse occurs when the Earth blocks sunlight from reaching the Moon?
Lunar.
When was the most recent major solar eclipse visible from Bellbrook, Ohio?
April 8, 2024 or just 2024 would work.
Why does the Moon often appear red during a total lunar eclipse?
During a total lunar eclipse, the Moon often appears red because Earth's atmosphere bends sunlight. The atmosphere scatters shorter blue wavelengths and allows the longer red wavelengths to pass through, casting a reddish hue on the Moon.
Which type of eclipse lasts longer, a solar eclipse or a lunar eclipse?
A lunar eclipse lasts longer because the Moon takes a longer path through Earth's shadow compared to the Moon's shadow passing over Earth during a solar eclipse.
What is the visible part of the sun during a Solar Eclipse?
During a total solar eclipse, the sun's outer atmosphere, known as the corona, is the most visible part.
What is the darkest shadow on the moon during a Lunar Eclipse called?
During a lunar eclipse, the darkest shadow cast by the Earth on the Moon is called the umbra. This is the central, darkest part of Earth's shadow where the Sun is completely blocked.
How does the Moon's position differ during a solar eclipse compared to a lunar eclipse?
In a solar eclipse, the Moon is positioned between the Earth and the Sun. In a lunar eclipse, the Earth is positioned between the Sun and the Moon.