Have you ever seen a solar eclipse? When the Moon blocks the Sun?
I have, we had one recently here on the east coast
Oh cool. In a total eclips the Sun is fully obscured by the Moon. Was yours like that?
It was, we had to look at it very carefully so we did not burn our eyeballs
You don't want to damage your eyes. The Moon's orbit has a 5 degree tilt which is why solar eclipses only happen intermittently.
That makes sense, everyone seemed to enjoy it thouggh
Nice. There is also a lunar eclipse where the Moon moves in the Earth's shadow.
I have heard that, it sounds like it would be great to witness a few times
Full moon
The full moon is the lunar phase when the Moon appears fully illuminated from Earth's perspective. This occurs when Earth is located between the Sun and the Moon (more exactly, when the ecliptic longitudes of the Sun and Moon differ by 180°). This means that the lunar hemisphere facing Earth – the near side – is completely sunlit and appears as a circular disk. The full moon occurs roughly once a month.
The time interval between a full (or new) moon and the next repetition
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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