SOLAR SYSTEM

Detailed explanation-1: -During a total solar eclipse, the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun. This completely blocks out the Sun’s light. However, the Moon is about 400 times smaller than the Sun.

Detailed explanation-2: -During a lunar eclipse, Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon, blocking the sunlight falling on the Moon. There are two kinds of lunar eclipses: A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon and Sun are on opposite sides of Earth. A partial lunar eclipse happens when only part of Earth’s shadow covers the Moon.

Detailed explanation-3: -During an eclipse, two shadows are cast. The first is called the umbra (UM bruh). This shadow gets smaller as it goes away from the sun. It is the dark center of the eclipse shadow. The second shadow is called the penumbra (pe NUM bruh).

Detailed explanation-4: -What is the Corona? The corona is the outer atmosphere of the sun. It is made of tenuous gases and is normally hiding in plain sight, overwhelmed by the bright light of the sun’s photosphere. When the moon blocks the sun’s face during a total solar eclipse, the corona is revealed as a pearly-white halo around the sun.

Detailed explanation-5: -The umbra is the dark center portion of a shadow. The Moon’s umbra causes total solar eclipses, and the Earth’s umbra is involved in total and partial lunar eclipses.

Detailed explanation-6: -During a lunar eclipse, Earth’s shadow obscures the Moon. During a solar eclipse, the Moon blocks the Sun from view.