there was a solar eclipse last year but i missed it! I wanna see the moon fully blocking the sun
Oh man, i remember! It was like in June or July, right? In my area it wasn't a full solar eclipse. I was so sad i missed it
I've never seen a total eclipse. only partial. I bet it looks so beautiful
do you know when will be the next one?
i've heard there should be one in 2019. Probably not as cool as the last year's one. It happened on August 21, 2017 and it was named "the great american Eclipse"
yes, that's right! Last August. I remember it was summer time. Some of my friends went to a different state and saw a total eclipse. I'm so jealous
i've read if the moon were in a perfectly circular orbit a little closer to the earth and in the same orbital plane there would be total solor eclipses every new moon
ha! It would be pretty awesome but i bet it wouldn't be special anymore. I mean, it would still be beautiful but not as exciting
Solar eclipse
A solar eclipse occurs when a portion of the Earth is engulfed in a shadow cast by the Moon which fully or partially blocks ("occults") sunlight. This occurs when the Sun, Moon and Earth are aligned. Such alignment coincides with a new moon (syzygy) indicating the Moon is closest to the ecliptic plane. In a total eclipse, the disk of the Sun is fully obscured by the Moon. In partial and annular eclipses, only part of the Sun is obscured.
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