ENGLISH TASK

LUNAR ECLIPSE
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Name : Hadista Aqila

Class : XI IPS 6
No. Absen : 16

SMA NEGERI 1 KALIANDA

JL. MAKMUN RASYID COLONEL NO. 149 TIMES
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LUNAR ECLIPSE
 LUNAR ECLIPSE
A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes directly behind the Earth into its
umbra (shadow). This can occur only when the sun, Earth, and moon are aligned
(in “syzygy”) exactly, or very closely so, with the Earth in the middle. Hence, a
lunar eclipse can occur only the night of a full moon. The type and length of an
eclipse depend upon the Moon’s location relative to its orbital nodes.

A total lunar eclipse has the direct sunlight completely blocked by the earth’s
shadow. The only light seen is refracted through the earth’s shadow. This light
looks red for the same reason that the sunset looks red, due to rayleigh
scattering of the more blue light. Because of its reddish color, a total lunar
eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon.

Unlike a solar eclipse, which can be viewed only from a certain relatively small
area of the world, a lunar eclipse may be viewed from anywhere on the night
side of the Earth. A lunar eclipse lasts for a few hours, whereas a total solar
eclipse lasts for only a few minutes at any given place, due to the smaller size of
the Moon’s shadow. Also unlike solar eclipses, lunar eclipses are safe to view
without any eye protection or special precautions, as they are dimmer than the
full moon.