also, sounds really stupid by how can a full moon work if the earth is in between the sun and the moon when this occurs? i no that it obviously does work, so what am i missing out here?! thanks!
2007-10-30 01:53:29 · 2 answers · asked by Hannah D 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Yes, from the Moon during a lunar eclipse you would see an eclipse of the Sun. The reason the Moon isn't eclipsed at every full Moon is that its orbit is slightly tilted to the Earth's orbit, so the Moon usually passes just above or just below the Earth's shadow in space. Obviously the Moon's orbit crosses the plane of Earth's twice a month, but it usually does not do that at the moment it would be full, so at such times is misses the Earth's shadow to the right or left.
2007-10-30 01:58:55 · answer #1 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Because the Earth is just to one side.Its lke a flashlight shining on a baseball.We can see the 'full' baseball because we are not standing between the light and the baseball.
2007-10-30 02:03:36 · answer #2 · answered by Mark K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋