Earth  Sun  ID: 12534

What determines when we have an eclipse?

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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SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Moon
SVS >> Solar Eclipse
SVS >> Hyperwall
SVS >> Eclipse
NASA Science >> Earth
NASA Science >> Sun
SVS >> Eclipse Plane
SVS >> Umbra