3. Explain solar eclipse and lunar eclipse.
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A solar eclipse occurs when a portion of the Earth is engulfed in a shadow cast by the Moon which fully or partially blocks sunlight. This occurs when the Sun, Moon and Earth are aligned. Such alignment coincides with a new moon indicating the Moon is closest to the ecliptic plane.
A solar eclipse occurs when a portion of the Earth is engulfed in a shadow cast by the Moon which fully or partially blocks sunlight. This occurs when the Sun, Moon and Earth are aligned. Such alignment coincides with a new moon indicating the Moon is closest to the ecliptic plane.A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow. This can occur only when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are exactly or very closely aligned with Earth between the other two, and only on the night of a full moon
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Solar eclipse
Earth revolves around the Sun & Moon revolves around the Earth .
On such a day The Moon , The Sun & The Earth lies in a straight line. On such a day for few minutes Moon blocks sunlight reaching the certain regions of Earth & from these regions the Sun is blocked by Moon's shadow this natural event is known as Solar Eclipse.
Lunar Eclipse
on such nights Earth passes between Moon & Sun . The Earth Blocks sunlight reaching to the Moon & the Moon gets covered by Earth .this event is known as Lunar Eclipse
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