The three bodies are arranged in a straight line and in the same plane,
with the earth in the middle.
Sun ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------> Earth --> Moon
The centers of all three bodies are on the same line, with the sun and Earth on
the ends.
(I didn't want to say "moon in the middle", because the moon is still 400 times
farther from the sun than it is from Earth.)
-- For either kind of eclipse, the centers of those 3 bodies are almost exactly
on the same straight line.
-- For a lunar eclipse, the Earth is in the "middle".
-- For a solar eclipse, the moon is in the "middle".
I put "middle" in quotes, because the sun is still 400 times farther from Earth
than the moon is, at all times.
The alignment would be when the Earth is between the Sun and Moon, blocking the Sun's rays from reaching the moon.
During a lunar eclipse, a full moon passes through the earth's shadow.
During a lunar eclipse, Earth blocks light from reaching the moon.
An eclipse. When the Earth is in the Moon's shadow, it's a solar eclipse; when the Moon is in the Earth's shadow, it's a lunar eclipse.
During a lunar eclipse, the Moon is in Earth's shadow, so the position of Earth, of course, is between the Moon and the Sun.
Shadow.
When the Sun, Earth and Moon line up exactly, an eclipse occurs. If the alignment is sun, Moon, Earth, then it is a solar eclipse. If the alignment is Sun, Earth, Moon, then we have a lunar eclipse.
No. Because a lunar eclipse requires a near exact alignment of the sun, moon, and Earth, it can only happen during a full moon.
During a lunar eclipse, the Earth is directly between the Sun and the Moon.
During a lunar eclipse, the Moon passes through the Earth's shadow.
A lunar eclipse is when the Earth is in the middle. ; Sun Earth, Moon. A solar eclipse is when the Moon is in the middle.; Sun, Moon, Earth.
During a lunar eclipse, a full moon passes through the earth's shadow.
When the sun, moon, and the Earth are in alignment, a solar eclipse occurs. Depending on how the planets and moon align, you could also see a lunar eclipse.
The three bodies are arranged in a straight line and in the same plane, with the earth in the middle. Sun ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------> Earth --> Moon
A lunar eclipse has no measurable effect on the temperature at any place on earth.
During a lunar eclipse, the Moon passes into the shadow cast by the Earth.
During a lunar eclipse, Earth blocks light from reaching the moon.
Solar eclipse--Sun, moon, Earth Lunar eclipse-- Sun, Earth, moon