Solar eclipses on the Moon
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In astronomy, solar eclipses on the Moon are caused when its mother planet (Earth) passes in front of the Sun, blocking its light. Viewers on Earth will see a lunar eclipse.
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- ↑ The moon's surface appears red because the only sunlight available is refracted through the Earth's atmosphere on the edges of the earth, as shown in the sky in this painting.
- ↑ The Earth will be in new phase, completely dark, except for moonshine and sunlight refracted through the earth's atmosphere, visible as a ring of light.
External links
- KAGUYA (SELENE) Successfully Captures Moving Images of the Earth at the Time of a Penumbral Lunar Eclipse using HDTV SELENE
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