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Eclipse of the Moon
9:45 p.m. 10:15 p.m. 11:10 p.m.
Wow, the colour of
the Moon has turned
to red!
This phenomenon is
called the eclipse of
There are so many people here. the Moon.
What are they watching?
The picture above shows the changes that can be observed on the surface
of the Moon during an eclipse of the Moon. Do you know how an eclipse
of the Moon occurs?
Eclipse of the Moon
Moon
Earth eclipse of the Moon
Sun
Moon’s orbit
An eclipse of the Moon occurs when Earth is situated between the Sun and the
Moon in a straight line. Earth prevents some or all of the sunlight from reaching
the Moon. Thus, the shadow of Earth will be formed on the Moon’s surface
during an eclipse of the Moon. An eclipse of the Moon only occurs during the
full moon phase.
The figure above is not according to actual scale
166 10.1.1 and distance.
8.2.6
8.2.7
