During an eclipse, two shadows are cast. The first is called the umbra (UM bruh). This shadow gets smaller as…
During a solar eclipse, the moon casts a large shadow onto Earth's surface. Image Credit: Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)
An annular eclipse happens when the moon is farthest from Earth.
For a total eclipse to take place, the sun, moon and Earth must be in a direct line.
A partial solar eclipse takes place when the sun, moon and Earth are not exactly lined up. (NEVER look at…
When the moon passes directly between the sun and Earth, a solar eclipse takes place. (NEVER look at the sun…
A total lunar eclipse happens when the whole moon enters Earth's shadow.
When only a part of the moon enters Earth's shadow, the event is called a partial lunar eclipse. Image Credit:…
When Earth passes directly between the sun and the moon, a lunar eclipse takes place.
The frozen fjord downstream of Violingletscher (Violin Glacier) in Østgrønland (East Greenland) was photographed during an Operation IceBridge survey flight…
