USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Columbus went to the cabin of his ship to “pray, ” timing the eclipse with his hourglass. Totality-the period of time when the moon is completely engulfed in Earth’s shadow-was about to end, so Columbus emerged from his cabin and told them God had forgiven them.

Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is At the night of a full moon. Lunar Eclipse: Also known as the eclipse of the moon it occurs when the moon comes in between the sun and the moon. As a result, the earth blocks sunlight from reaching the moon and casts its shadow over the moon.

Detailed explanation-3: -A lunar eclipse only occurs during a full Moon, when the Sun, Earth and Moon are all aligned.

Detailed explanation-4: -The first mention of a lunar eclipse was found in the Chinese book Zhou-Shu, a book of the Zhou Dynasty. The book was discovered in 280 AD, in a tomb of a king or noblemen. The eclipse mentioned in this book took place many centuries before that time.

Detailed explanation-5: -A lunar eclipse is when the Moon moves into the Earth’ shadow. What would you see if you were standing on the Moon? A partial or total *solar* eclipse-the Earth will cross in front of the Sun.