Eclipses

5 important questions on Eclipses

What combination of events would result in an annular solar eclipse?

The Moon must be at its farthest distance from the Earth and on the line of nodes formed by the planes of Earth's orbit around the Sun and the Moon's orbit around the Earth.

When is the eclipse season?

Occurs twice a year when the line of nodes (moon) aligns with the Sun

True or False? The moon is almost the same angular size as the Sun.

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What is a total (solar) eclipse?

When the moon completely obscures the Sun due to near perfect alignment

What is a penumbral eclipse?

Occurs when the Moon is in partial shadow - dims slightly

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