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  • Eclipses

    Natalie W How does the time compare with total solar vs. lunar eclipses, which is longer?
    Posted to Solar Eclipses (Forum) by Anonymous on 03-20-2011

  • No way !! How do you know???

    How do you know when a solar or lunar eclipse is going to happen? I never understood it!
    Posted to Solar Eclipses (Forum) by Anonymous on 10-19-2010

  • Re: Solar vs Lunar

    For a lunar eclipse, everyone on the dark half of the earth can see it... just look at the Moon, and see the Earth's shadow (which is big) move across it! But for a lunar eclipse, the Moon's shadow on the Earth is very small and travels quickly, so you have to be in exactly the right place and...
    Posted to Solar Eclipses (Forum) by Pat Reiff on 04-12-2010

  • Re: Solar vs Lunar

    Hi Keira! A total lunar eclipse happens when the Sun is behind the Earth, lined up just right so that the Earth's shadow falls on the Moon and it disappears. A total solar eclipse, on the other hand, happens when the Sun is behind the Moon, lined up just right so that the Moon's shadow falls...
    Posted to Solar Eclipses (Forum) by Sarah Gibson on 03-09-2009
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