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Solar Eclipse
Lunar Eclipse
Interesting Facts
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This is caused when the moon passes between the Earth and the sun.
How is a solar eclipse caused?
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This is caused when the Earth passes between the sun and moon.
How is a Lunar Eclipse caused?
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This can be viewed from anywhere on the night side of the Earth.
Where can you see a lunar eclipse?
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Total Eclipse, Annular Eclipse, Partial Eclipse, and Hybrid Eclipse.
What types of Solar Eclipses are there?
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Total Eclipse, Partial Eclipse, and Penumbral Eclipse.
What types of Lunar Eclipse are there?
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This can never happen more than three times a year.
How many times do lunar eclipses occur in a year?
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The maximum length that this eclipse will last for is 7 minutes and 30 seconds.
How long will a total solar eclipse last?
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This may last up to nearly 107 minutes and maximum of 3 hours and 40 minutes.
How long will a lunar eclipse last?
300
The Earth expects an average of 2.4 of this type of eclipse to occur each year.
How many solar eclipses occur each year?