An eclipse is an astronomical event when one celestial body partially or totally covers another celestial object. We can see two kinds of eclipses from Earth: eclipses of the Sun and eclipses of the Moon. Solar eclipses When the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun. The Moon blocks the light of the Sun and a shadow of the Moon is cast on the Earth’s surface. There are three types of a solar eclipse: total, partial, and annular. A partial eclipse will also occur if the Sun, Moon, and Earth are not precisely lined up. The eclipse cannot be total unless the center of the Moon’s shadow is able to strike the Earth. An annular eclipse occurs when the Moon is at its farthest distance from the Earth and the Moon appears too small to completely block out the...
