Eclipses

Eclipses

• Two Types– Solar Eclipse– Lunar Eclipse

• Solar Eclipse – The moon blocks the earth’s view of the sun.

• Lunar Eclipse– The earth blocks the sun’s light that lights up the

moon making it dark.

Solar Eclipse•Must Be a New Moon.

•Solar Eclipse Order• Sun – Moon – Earth

•Umbra• Total Eclipse • Sun’s light completely

blocked by the moon.

•Penumbra• Partial Eclipse• Sun’s light partially

blocked by the moon.

Total Solar Eclipse

Partial Solar Eclipse

Lunar Eclipse

• Must be a full moon.• Lunar Eclipse Order

– Sun – Earth - Moon• Umbra

– Total Lunar Eclipse– All of the sun’s light is

blocked by the Earth.• Penumbra

– Partial Lunar Eclipse– Part of the sun’s light is

blocked by the Earth.

Total Lunar Eclipse

Partial Lunar Eclipse