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­eclipse: when one celestial body moves into

the shadow of another celestial body and is
either partially or totally blocked by it
­as the Earth revolves around the Sun and the
Moon revolves around the Earth, they
occasionally align so the sunlight is blocked
­eclipses are predictable because of how
scientists understand the motion of the Earth
and Moon around the Sun

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­solar eclipse: the Moon blocks the light from the
Sun resulting in the total or partial disappearance
of the Sun, as viewed from Earth
• the Moon must be in its New Moon phase
­lunar eclipse: when the Earth blocks the Sun's
light from reaching the Moon
• the Moon must be in its Full Moon phase
­most objects in the solar system are in regular
and predictable motion; these motions explain
phenomena such as day, year, phases of the
moon, eclipses
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­2 parts of a shadow­
• penumbra: lighter outer region of a shadow
• umbra: darker inner region of a shadow
­If a person is in the penumbra during a solar
eclipse, they'll see a partial eclipse
­If a person is in the umbra during a solar
eclipse, they'll see a total eclipse
­NEVER LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE SUN,
ESPECIALLY DURING AN ECLIPSE...IT CAN
DAMAGE YOUR EYES
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