Solar and Lunar Eclipses

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Solar and Lunar Eclipses
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What is an eclipse?

• An eclipse occurs any time something passes in
  front of the Sun, blocking its light. This can
  be the Earth or the Moon.

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Is there more than 1 kind of eclipse?

• There are two types of eclipse, lunar and solar
  eclipses.

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Lunar Eclipses

• The Earth moves between the Sun and the Moon and
  cast a shadow on the moon, blocking the Suns
  light, and causing the moon to glow red. This
  happens when the moon is a full moon.

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Solar Eclipse

• Solar Eclipse- When the Moon casts a shadow on
  the Earth, causing the sun to go dark.The shadow
  is only on part of the earth.
• This happens only when the moon is a New Moon

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How often do Eclipses Happen?

• That depends!! Lunar Eclipses happen more often
  than Solar Eclipses.
• Why? Well everyone who is experiencing nighttime
  during a lunar eclipse can see it.
• But you have to be at the exact spot on Earth to
  see a Solar Eclipse.
• The spot on Earth is so small, that the same
  place only sees a Solar Eclipse every 350 years!!

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Upcoming Lunar Eclipses

• June 15, 2011, Total lunar eclipse (not visible
  in US_
• Dec 10, 2011, Total lunar eclipse (mostly not
  visible in US)
• June 4, 2012, Partial eclipse
• Nov. 28, 2012, Penumbral eclipse
• Apr. 25, 2013, Partial eclipse (not visible in
  US)
• May 25, 2013, Penumbral eclipse
• Oct. 18, 2013, Penumbral eclipse
• Apr 15, 2014, TOTAL ECLIPSE visible here

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Upcoming Solar Eclipses

• Nov. 25, 2011, partial solar eclipsenot visible
  in USA
• May 20, 2012 (annular)VISIBLE In USA
• Nov. 13, 2012, total eclipsenot visible in USA
• May 10, 2013, annular eclipsenot visible in USA
• Next Total Solar Eclipse in continental
  USAAugust 21, 2017

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Why Dont We SeeEclipses More Often?

• Well, lunar eclipses dont happen everyday
  because the Moons orbit is tilted. So, during
  most months, the Moon is above or below the
  Earth.

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Whats the difference between solar and lunar
eclipses?
Solar
Lunar
Earth goes into moons shadow
moon goes into Earths shadow
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Lunar Eclipse
What phase?
Full Moon
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Solar Eclipse
What phase?
New Moon
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Poster

• Like before there will be three sections
• 1. Using a Sun, Earth, and Moon draw the phases
  of the moon in a correct order and labeled.
• Using a Sun, Earth, and Moon