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Eclipse Basics for Astronomy Fans

An eclipse occurs when one celestial body passes between a light source and observer, obscuring the light. A solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, while a lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth passes between the Sun and Moon. Both types of eclipses are explained in the document.

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Eclipse Basics for Astronomy Fans

An eclipse occurs when one celestial body passes between a light source and observer, obscuring the light. A solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, while a lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth passes between the Sun and Moon. Both types of eclipses are explained in the document.

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Eclipse

 obscuring the light from one


celestial body by the passage of
another between it and the
observer
SOLAR ECLIPSE

> Moon is between Sun and Earth

LUNAR ECLIPSE
>Earth is between Sun and Moon

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