What Causes a 'Perfect' Solar Eclipse to Happen?

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1. Imagine it's lunchtime, and you're eating pizza with your friend. If your friend takes a perfectly sized bite out of the pizza, that's like a perfect solar eclipse, the whole Sun gets covered!
2. It’s like playing hide-and-seek with the Moon and the Sun, sometimes the Moon hides just enough to block the entire Sun.
3. A perfect solar eclipse is like seeing the sky turn night-time in the middle of the day, as if someone flipped a switch.

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See also

• What If the Moon Was Made of Cheese?
• What Causes a Solar Eclipse Exactly?
• What's the Difference Between a Comet and an Asteroid?
• What If We Could Live on Mars?
• Why Do We See the Same Side of the Moon?

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