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Solar Eclipse: By: Yohanes Pamungkas / XII H / 29

A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, blocking the Sun's light from reaching parts of Earth. There are three types of solar eclipses: a total eclipse where the Moon completely blocks the Sun, an annular eclipse where the Moon does not fully cover the Sun leaving a ring of light visible, and a partial eclipse where only part of the Sun is blocked. Solar eclipses can only happen at new moon when the Moon is directly between the Earth and Sun, however the Moon's orbit is tilted so its shadow usually misses Earth. At least twice a year the geometry lines up for the Moon's shadow to fall on Earth, allowing a solar eclipse to be seen from certain regions.

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Solar Eclipse: By: Yohanes Pamungkas / XII H / 29

A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, blocking the Sun's light from reaching parts of Earth. There are three types of solar eclipses: a total eclipse where the Moon completely blocks the Sun, an annular eclipse where the Moon does not fully cover the Sun leaving a ring of light visible, and a partial eclipse where only part of the Sun is blocked. Solar eclipses can only happen at new moon when the Moon is directly between the Earth and Sun, however the Moon's orbit is tilted so its shadow usually misses Earth. At least twice a year the geometry lines up for the Moon's shadow to fall on Earth, allowing a solar eclipse to be seen from certain regions.

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SOLAR ECLIPSE

A solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes in between the Sun and the Earth. Primitive people in ancient times thought that eclipses meant that something terrible was about to happen, because the sky gets unnaturally dark and the Sun can disappear for minutes at a time during these events. There are three types of eclipses : Total eclipse when The Sun is completely blocked out by the Moon and only the Sun's corona can be seen during this kind of eclipse; Annular eclipse, it is when The Moon and the Sun are exactly in line, but the size of the Moon relative to the Sun is smaller. During this type of eclipse, the Sun looks like a very bright ring. And then Partial eclipse, it happens when the Sun and the Moon are not exactly in line, so the Sun is only partially blocked by the Moon. An eclipse of the Sun (or solar eclipse) can only occur at New Moon when the Moon passes between Earth and Sun. If the Moon's shadow happens to fall upon Earth's surface at that time, we see some portion of the Sun's disk covered or 'eclipsed' by the Moon. Since New Moon occurs every 29 1/2 days, you might think that we should have a solar eclipse about once a month. Unfortunately, this doesn't happen because the Moon's orbit around Earth is tilted five degrees to Earth's orbit around the Sun. As a result, the Moon's shadow usually misses Earth as it passes above or below our planet at New Moon. At least twice a year, the geometry lines up just right so that some part of the Moon's shadow falls on Earth's surface and an eclipse of the Sun is seen from that region. The Moon's shadow actually has two parts: Penumbra (Faint outer shadow; partial eclipses are seen from within this shadow) and Umbra (Dark inner shadow; total eclipses are seen from within this shadow). When only the Moon's penumbral shadow strikes Earth, we see a partial eclipse of the Sun from that region. Partial eclipses are dangerous to look at because the un-eclipsed part of the Sun is still very bright. However, if the Moon's dark umbral shadow sweeps across Earth's surface, then a total eclipse of the Sun is seen. The track of the Moon's shadow across Earth's surface is called the Path of Totality. In order to see the Sun totally eclipsed by the Moon, you must be in the path of totality. The total phase of a solar eclipse is very brief. It rarely lasts more than several minutes. Nevertheless, it is considered to be one of the most inspiring spectacles in all of nature. The sky takes on an eerie twilight as the Sun's bright face is replaced by the black disk of the Moon. Surrounding the Moon is a beautiful gossemer halo. This is the Sun's spectacular solar corona, a super heated plasma two million degrees in temperature. The corona can only be seen during the few brief minutes of totality. To witness such an event is a singularly memorable experience.

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