2006-10-12 17:31:02 · 12 answers · asked by nap 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
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2006-10-12 17:35:07 · update #1
during a lunar eclipse, the earth blocks the moon from getting any light from the sun. During a solar eclipse, the moon blocks the sun's light from getting to the earth.
2006-10-12 17:35:59 · answer #1 · answered by Destine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lunar eclipse:An eclipse refers to the phenomenon of one body passing into the shadow cast by another body. In astronomy, the best-known type of eclipse occurs whenever the Sun, Earth and Moon line up exactly. If this occurrence is at the time of a full moon where the Moon passes through the Earth's shadow, it is called a lunar eclipse. The type and length of a lunar eclipse depends upon the Moon's location relative to its orbital node. If the lining up of the Sun, Moon and Earth occurs at New Moon, the event is usually referred to as a solar eclipse (although the term is a misnomer and can more accurately be referred to as an occultation of the Sun by the Moon). The next total lunar eclipse will take place at 23:22(UT) on March 3, 2007.
Solar eclipse:A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partially obscuring Earth's view of the Sun. This configuration can only occur during a New Moon, when the Sun and Moon are in conjunction as seen from the Earth. In ancient times, and in some cultures today, solar eclipses are attributed to mythical properties. Total solar eclipses can be frightening events for people unaware of their astronomical nature, as the Sun suddenly disappears in the middle of the day and the sky darkens in a matter of minutes. However, the spiritual attribution of solar eclipses is now largely disregarded.
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2006-10-13 03:11:06 · answer #2 · answered by Jeramie L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. A lunar eclipse has the shadow on the Moon. A Solar eclipse has the shadow on Earth.
2006-10-13 01:03:14 · answer #3 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When a lunar eclipse happens, the earth blocks the moon from getting light from the sun. When a solar eclipse happens, the moon blocks the sun's light from reaching earth.
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2006-10-13 00:39:32 · answer #4 · answered by Uncle Alf 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ECLIPSE:
the obscuration of the light of the moon by the intervention of the earth between it and the sun (lunar eclipse) or the obscuration of the light of the sun by the intervention of the moon between it and a point on the earth (solar eclipse)
so, they both deal with the moon but solar completely blocks the light from the sun because the moon is directly between the earth and sun. im not completely sure about the lunar eclpse though.
2006-10-13 00:39:17 · answer #5 · answered by chuck 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lunar eclipse is when the earth is between the sun and the moon and the earth's shadow eclipses the moon. A solar eclipse is when the moon is between the sun and earth and the moon's shadow eclipses the sun.
2006-10-13 00:38:35 · answer #6 · answered by curiositycat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In solar eclipse, Earth, moon and sun line up in a way that moon is between Earth and sun, therefore moon blocks the sunlight and its shadow falls on the earth, so the sun appears dark.
In lunar eclipse, the Earth is located between moon and sun and its shadow falls on the moon.
2006-10-13 00:36:47 · answer #7 · answered by smarties 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Anything lunar has to do with the moon (Lunar is latin for the moon) Solar is the oppisit = the sun
2006-10-13 00:38:04 · answer #8 · answered by nicolefitzgerald2003 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lunar is the moon between the earth & sun.
Solar is the earth between the moon &sun.
2006-10-14 18:32:02 · answer #9 · answered by jeff g 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eclipses of the Sun
Eclipses of the Moon
http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/eclipse.html
2006-10-13 00:33:32 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋