1. SHADOWS AND SOLAR-LUNAR ECLIPSES BY: BOLISLIS, VALERI 2. WHAT IS A SHADOW? • A shadow is an area where direct light from a light source cannot reach due to obstruction…

Solar and Lunar Eclipses What is an eclipse? An eclipse occurs any time something passes in front of the Sun, blocking its light. This can be the Earth or the Moon. Is there…

Solar and Lunar Eclipses What is an eclipse? An eclipse occurs any time a celestial body passes in front of the Sun, blocking its light. Examples: Earth The Moon Celestial…

Solar and Lunar Eclipses What is an eclipse? An eclipse occurs any time something passes in front of the Sun, blocking its light. This can be the Earth or the Moon. Lunar…

Solar and Lunar Eclipses What is an eclipse? An eclipse occurs any time something passes in front of the Sun, blocking its light. This can be the Earth or the Moon. Is there…

Slide 1 Orbit of the Moon around the Sun A B C D Slide 2 Orbit of the Moon around the Earth 1 The sidereal month of 27.32 days is the time for the Moon to make one revolution…

Slide 1Solar and Lunar Eclipses Slide 2 What is an eclipse? The partial or total blocking of one object in the space by another is an Eclipse. Slide 3 Is there more than…

Slide 1 Slide 2 The Moon By: Bridget Burke Slide 3 What is the Moon? The moon is the Earth’s only Satellite. It takes the moon about a month (28 days) to revolve around…

Slide 1 Slide 2 What are lunar eclipses? Slide 3 Shadows are…  When you walk outside on a sunny day, you can see your shadow.  A shadow is formed when an object blocks…

Slide 1 Our Moon Slide 2 Goals of this Lecture Understand the Lunar Phases Introduce tides and tidal forces Understand Lunar Eclipses Understand Solar Eclipses Slide 3 Assigned…