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Wednesday, November 3, 2021

Eclipses

 How does it happen? Solar eclipse: When the moon blocks out the sunlight during the day causing total darkness. Lunar eclipse: When the earth blocks the sunlight from the moon.

What would we see? We would see darkness during the day for the solar eclipse and no moon for the lunar exlipse.

When was the last one seen in NZ? 1965 

When is the next one? Solar eclipse: Satuday 07/22/2028. Lunar 8 - 9 Nov 2022

Lunar Eclipse Diagram | NASA

Umbra – Eclipse Shadow



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