2007-03-21 09:47:41 · 14 answers · asked by sarah B 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
No - many eclipses can only be seen from whatever side of the planet happens to be facing the moon at that moment in time.
2007-03-21 09:54:01 · answer #1 · answered by Tom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's different for different eclipses.
Lunar eclipse: Yes, pretty much all at the same time, because the effect is happening to the Moon. Of course it helps to be on the same side of the Earth as the Moon so you can see it. If you're in position, and you've adjusted for your time zone, you and people 5000 miles away will see the same thing at the same time.
Solar eclipse: No, especially total, because the effect is happening on Earth. The Moon's shadow traces a very small path across the Earth, and that shadow's location changes as the Moon crosses in front of the Sun. The shadow decelerates from the edge of the sunlit side of the Earth to the midpoint, then accelerates to the other edge. So the center of the shadow can be moving several miles a minute.
2007-03-21 11:20:32 · answer #2 · answered by skepsis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No......... usually when one is due (a solar eclipse at least), the Astronomy magazines (Astronomy, Astronomy Now, Sky & Telescope, etc) provide a graphic, with a line shading across parts of the Earth where it will be visible, like where it'll be daylight at the time the Moon starts crossing the sun's path through 'til past the Eclipse and the Moon has gone clear of crossing the Sun's path.
For further explaination, here's the NASA Eclipse website:
http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/eclipse.html
2007-03-21 10:54:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The solar eclipse (where the Moon's shadow is involved) happens across a very narrow band, so only a small part of the world sees it.
The lunar eclipse (where the larger Earth's shadow is involved) lasts longer and covers a much larger portion of Earth. But not everybody gets the total lunar eclipse.
2007-03-21 10:00:24 · answer #4 · answered by nick s 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well we all share the same sun and moon. However because we all share the same sun and moon the time scales in the world are not the same, so if we have an eclipse at 12 am it would be a different day and time in Australian time.
2007-03-21 10:37:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. An eclipse has a very narrow path, totality is even more narrow, across the face of the Earth. If you're outside this are, you'll see nothing.
2007-03-22 09:51:04 · answer #6 · answered by elflaeda 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I actually thought that was a good question. One of those questions that people wonder and are too scared to ask. I didn't really know the answer to this question either thats why i looked. I know that the last eclipse was seen in loads of countries in the Northern Hemisphere. Am interested to hear your explanations.
2007-03-21 09:58:00 · answer #7 · answered by IzzyB 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, because different parts of the world are angled differently from the sun. For example, here, in N. America, from about November until late February, we are tilted away from the sun, while Eastern land forms like Africa are tilted more towards the sun. That is why it is spring here now and autumn over there.
2007-03-21 09:53:19 · answer #8 · answered by ThE bEcKsTeR 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes and no, for a solar eclipse the moon only looks as big as the sun and it follows a path so it kinda happens all over but at the same time no since you have to be in that path to see it clearly
2007-03-21 09:56:40 · answer #9 · answered by fluffys_girl07 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
not all around the world. Some part see partial, some part get to see total and some dont. because when one side is dark.. other side of the world has sunlight.
2007-03-21 10:07:17 · answer #10 · answered by Queen of Queens 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋