Eclipses happen when the moon, sun, and earth line up. Like when a friend blocks your view of a lamp, that's like a lunar eclipse. When you're between two friends, one blocking the light from the other, that's like a solar eclipse. But this lining-up doesn’t happen often because the moon’s orbit is tilted, it’s kind of like a wobbly dance in space!
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- The moon blocks the sun during a solar eclipse like a giant cookie cutter in the sky.
- Earth casts a shadow on the moon, making it look red, that's a lunar eclipse.
- Imagine walking through a line of people and blocking the light from a lamp, that’s how eclipses work.
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See also
- What Causes ‘Eclipses’ and Why Are They So Rare?
- How Do ‘Eclipses’ Happen and Why Do They Look So Dramatic?
- How Do ‘Eclipses’ Happen and Why Are They So Special?
- How Does a ‘Solar Eclipse’ Happen and Why Is It Special?
- What Causes a ‘Solar Eclipse’ and How Often Does It Happen?
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