A lunar eclipse is when the Sun, Moon and Earth align and the earth casts a shadow on the moon, while a solar eclipse is when the Moon is in front of the Earth and the sun is shining on the moon...
A lunar eclipse is when the Moon passes into the Earth's umbra, or total shadow. This can only happen at a full Moon when the Sun, Earth and the Moon are exactly in line.A solar eclipse occurs when...
A solar eclipse is caused when the Moon moves between the Earth and the Sun. The shadow can be partial or total. Because the much-smaller Moon is close to the Earth, it can appear the same size as...