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ID: 12534
What determines when we have an eclipse?
Released on June 14, 2017
Why are eclipses rare? The moon's orbit is tilted. Sometimes the moon's shadow is too high above the Earth. Sometimes it is too low. Other times, it is just right.
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Credits
Lisa Poje
(USRA): Animator
Genna Duberstein
(USRA): Producer
Genna Duberstein
(USRA): Editor
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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
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SVS >> Umbra
SVS >> Eclipse Plane
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NASA Science >> Earth
SVS >> Eclipse
SVS >> Hyperwall
SVS >> Solar Eclipse
SVS >> Moon
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