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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.
What determines when we have an eclipse?
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https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12534
This item is part of this series:
Narrated Movies
Keywords:
SVS >> Umbra
SVS >> Eclipse Plane
NASA Science >> Sun
NASA Science >> Earth
SVS >> Eclipse
SVS >> Hyperwall
SVS >> Solar Eclipse
SVS >> Moon
SVS >> HDTV
