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eclipse
an event during which one object in space casts a shadow onto another object.
umbra
causes a total eclipse
penumbra
causes a partial eclipse
solar eclipse
this happens when the Sun-Moon-Earth are lined up in this order.
total solar eclipse
a complete blocking of the sun by the moon. Occurs when you are standing in the moon's umbra.
lunar eclipse
This type of eclipse occurs when the order is Sun, Earth, and Moon.
total lunar eclipse
when the moon passes completely into Earth's umbra.
Occurs at full moon
During a solar eclipse what casts the shadow?
the moon
During a lunar eclipse what casts the shadow?
the Earth