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Eclipses Dr. Joseph HowardSalisbury University : 

Eclipses Dr. Joseph HowardSalisbury University

Eclipse : 

Eclipse A penny will hide the biggest star in the universe if you hold it close enough to your eye.   -- Samuel Grafton Nature is an infinite sphere whose center is everywhere and whose circumference is nowhere.    -- Blaise Pascal

Solar Eclipses : 

Solar Eclipses The Sun is vanishing! The Sun is going out! The daylight is retreating! Bad Omens All! The Gods are MAD!

A view from the past. : 

A view from the past. “Zeus, the father of theOlympic Gods, turnedmid-day into night, hiding the lightof the dazzling Sun;and sore fear came upon men.” Archilochus (c680-c640 BC)

The Modern View : 

The Modern View The answer lies hidden among the shadows.

Shadow Structure : 

Shadow Structure Umbra

Solar Eclipse Details : 

Solar Eclipse Details Moon What is the phase of the moon? New Moon!

Solar Eclipse Images : 

Solar Eclipse Images

Total Solar Eclipse : 

Total Solar Eclipse

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A Total Solar Eclipse from beginning to end

Interesting Features : 

Interesting Features

The Diamond Ring : 

The Diamond Ring

Why not a solar eclipse every month then? : 

Why not a solar eclipse every month then? Sun Ecliptic Moon Moon’s Orbit Earth 5o Moon's orbit is tilted about 5o with respect to the Earth's orbit (ecliptic), so the shadows usually miss!

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·  But, the Moon passes through the ecliptic twice a month. · *IF* at new moon - SOLAR ECLIPSE probability.

Annular Solar Eclipse : 

Annular Solar Eclipse

Partial Solar Eclipse : 

Partial Solar Eclipse During a total solar eclipse, depending on your location during the event, you might only see part of the Sun’s face blocked because of your observing vantage point.

A Lunar Eclipse : 

A Lunar Eclipse Moon A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth lies between the Sun and Moon, so that Earth's shadow darkens the Moon.

Slide 32: 

This image shows a complete transition during a lunar eclipse. Notice that the phase of the moon is “full.”

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The moon becomes a blood red color during a total lunar eclipse. No wonder that ancient cultures feared the appearance of the moon during a lunar eclipse.

Lunar Eclipse Types : 

Lunar Eclipse Types Total Penumbral Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Penumbral Eclipse

The Blood Moon : 

The Blood Moon The moon often does not totally disappear during a total lunar eclipse. Instead it can be seen as a very dark red color because of the refraction of sunlight through the Earth's atmosphere.

The End : 

The End You cannot create experience. You must undergo it. -- Albert Camus