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Solar eclipse |
When a new moon passes directly between the Earth and the Sun, it causes a solar eclipse . The Mooncasts a shadow on the Earth and blocks our view of the Sun. This happens only all three are lined up and in the sameplane. This plane is called the ecliptic. The ecliptic is the plane of Earth’s orbit around the Sun. |
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Gibbous |
(of the moon) having the observable illuminated part greater than a semicircle and less than a circle. |
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Lunar eclipse |
an eclipse in which the moon appears darkened as it passes into the earth's shadow. |
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penumbra |
the less dark outer part of a sunspot, surrounding the dark core. |
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solar eclipse |
an eclipse in which the sun is obscured by the moon. |
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umbra |
the fully shaded inner region of a shadow cast by an opaque object, especially the area on the earth or moon experiencing the total phase of an eclipse. |
