Eclipses

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What would an eclipse look like from the penumbra during a lunar eclipse?

Part of the moon would be red, because the moon would be passing through earths shadow but would never be fully in it from your view.

What is the position of the earth/moon/sun during lunar eclipses?

Sun Earth Moon

What is the position of the earth/moon/sun during solar eclipses?

Sun Moon Earth

Who is likely to see an eclipse?

The people on earth that are in the shadow (solar eclipse) or the people who are having night time (lunar eclipse)

What is an eclipse?

When one object in space casts a shadow on another.

What is a solar eclipse?

When the moon comes between the sun and the earth during the day, temporarily blocking the sun from view.

What is a lunar eclipse?

When the moon passes through earths shadow at night it blocks our view of the moon.

What would an eclipse look like from the umbra during a lunar eclipse?

You see a red moon, because Earths shadow would be blocking it from the sun.

What would an eclipse look like from the umbra during a solar eclipse?

You would not be able to see any of the sun just the glowing of it around the edges of the moon.

What would an eclipse look like from the penumbra during a solar eclipse?

You would see part of the sun but not the whole thing because the moon would be passing in front of the sun, but it would never cover the whole sun.

Define umbra.

the fully shaded inner region of a shadow cast by an opaque object, especially the area on the earth or moon experiencing the total eclipse

Define penumbra.

the partially shaded outer region of the shadow cast by an opaque object. experiencing a partial eclipse


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