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    What is an eclipse? - NASA

    The eclipse type that occurs when the Moon is at its farthest distance from the Earth is an annular eclipse. The Moon then appears too small to completely block out the disk of the Sun. During a solar …

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    Total Eclipse - NASA

    When the total eclipse of the Sun is completed, the shadow of the Moon passes and sunlight appears once again at the western edge of the Sun. The corona disappears, Baily's Beads appear for a few …

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    Why Do Eclipses Happen? - NASA

    Sometimes it is hard to imagine why eclipses happen. Try this experiment and see if it helps you to understand.

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    What are the phases of the Moon? - NASA

    When the Moon is exactly lined up with the Sun (as viewed from Earth), we experience an eclipse. As the Moon moves eastward away from the Sun in the sky, we see a bit more of the sunlit side of the …

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    Who figured out the Earth is round? - NASA

    After that, sometime between 500 B.C. and 430 B.C., a fellow called Anaxagoras determined the true cause of solar and lunar eclipses - and then the shape of the Earth's shadow on the Moon during a …

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    StarChild: Glossary - NASA

    SILICON A non-metallic chemical element. SOLAR ECLIPSE A shadow which falls on an area of Earth when the Moon moves between the Sun and Earth. SOLAR FLARES A magnetic storm on the Sun's …

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    Moon Glow - NASA

    This activity can be used in conjunction with StarChild Solar System Level 2 information OBJECTIVES: 1. Identify the Earth-Moon relationship 2. Identify the phases of the Moon 3. Identify the Earth-Moon …

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    El resplandor de la Luna - NASA

    Un eclipse solar ocurre en promedio cada 18 meses. (4) Como una actividad de seguimiento, los estudiantes podrían ir a la página web y completar La Loca Luz de la Luna en StarChild.

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    StarChild: The Sun - NASA

    They thought a solar eclipse meant the god was angry with them. They believed the Sun god's anger could only be calmed with prayer and sacrifice. The diameter of our closest star, the Sun, is …

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    Why does the Sun rise in the east and set in the west? - NASA

    Question: Why does the Sun rise in the east and set in the west? Answer: The Sun, the Moon, the planets, and the stars all rise in the east and set in the west. And that's because Earth spins -- …