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Watch the Skies Archives

https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/watch-the-skies/2017/07

Kevin Matyi The motion of the moon is what causes eclipses, but the dramatic change...happening when the moon passes in front of the sun? The moon...
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March’s Lunar Eclipse Before April’s Solar Spectacle
https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/watch-the-skies/2024/03/20/marchs-lunar-eclipse-before-aprils-solar-spectacle
April’s solar eclipse has stolen the headlines for many months now, and rightfully...rightfully so with millions of Americans in the path of...
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Total Solar Eclipse to Cast Shadow on South America
https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/watch-the-skies/2020/12/07/total-solar-eclipse-to-cast-shadow-on-south-america
Lauren Lambert What is a Solar Eclipse? A solar eclipse is a natural phenomenon...portion of the Earth’s surface. There are three types of solar...
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Aug. 21 Solar Eclipse, From Ground and Space
https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/aug-21-solar-eclipse-from-ground-space
image of the Aug. 21, 2017, solar eclipse at totality. During a total solar eclipse...telescopes can observe the lowest part of the solar corona in...
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Total Solar Eclipse: The Physics of Light
https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/watch-the-skies/2017/07/14/total-solar-eclipse-the-physics-of-light
Kevin Matyi The motion of the moon is what causes eclipses, but the dramatic change...happening when the moon passes in front of the sun? The moon...
Eclipses and the Moon

https://science.nasa.gov/moon/eclipses

are two types of eclipses: lunar and solar. During a lunar eclipse, Earth’s shadow...shadow obscures the Moon. In a solar eclipse, the Moon blocks...
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The April 8 Total Solar Eclipse: Through the Eyes of NASA
https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/skywatching/april-8-total-solar-eclipse-through-the-eyes-of-nasa
millions to a breathtaking view of a total solar eclipse. As the Moon passed in front...animals behave differently during eclipses. Birds may...
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Solar eclipse over Antarctica viewed from the station
https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/solar-eclipse-over-antarctica-viewed-from-station-2
The Moon's shadow, caused by a solar eclipse over Antarctica, is pictured from...2021) — The Moon’s shadow, caused by a solar eclipse over...
Why Do Eclipses Happen?

https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/geometry

Eclipses occur on our planet when the Sun, Moon, and Earth line up. Exactly...determines what kind of eclipse we see. A solar eclipse...
Eclipse Glossary

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"Total Solar Eclipse 2012 Education Resources." Total Solar Eclipse 2012 Education...Resources. Astronomical Association of Queensland;...
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away from Earth, the Sun is very big, causing Earth to orbit around the Sun. At...motions of the Sun-Earth-Moon system, for example lunar phases,...
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The View From Easter Island
https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/view-from-easter-island
directly in front of the sun, causing a total solar eclipse in the South Pacific...Pacific. In this image, the solar eclipse is shown in gray and...
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The Solar Eclipse Experience
https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/watch-the-skies/2023/10/11/the-solar-eclipse-experience
view a solar eclipse. There are three different kinds of solar eclipses: total...view a solar eclipse. There are three different kinds of solar...
Total Solar Eclipse Safety

https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/future-eclipses/eclipse-2024/safety

during the brief total phase of a total solar eclipse, when the Moon completely...Total Solar Eclipse Except during the brief total phase of a...
Watch the Skies Archives

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Those in the path of totality, running from Oregon to South Carolina, will experience...experience one of nature’s most awe-inspiring events — a...
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What Is an Eclipse? (Grades 5
https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/for-kids-and-students/what-is-an-eclipse-grades-5-8
An eclipse occurs when one heavenly body such as a moon or planet moves into...into the shadow of another heavenly body....article is for students...
2024 Total Solar Eclipse Broadcast

https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/future-eclipses/eclipse-2024/live

Live 2024 Total Solar Eclipse On April 8, 2024, NASA's eclipse broadcast shared...shared the total solar eclipse with millions around the globe....
Types of Solar Eclipses

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Solar eclipses occur when the Sun, the Moon, and Earth line up, either fully...partially. Depending on how they align, eclipses provide a unique,...
Launchpad: Solar Eclipses

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more about solar eclipses, especially the awe-inspiring phenomenon of total eclipses...more about solar eclipses, especially the awe-inspiring...
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That Starry Night Sky? It's Full of Eclipses
https://science.nasa.gov/universe/exoplanets/that-starry-night-sky-its-full-of-eclipses
and their planets make their own eclipses – important scientific tools for detecting...spectacular solar eclipse – like the one that will be...

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