Eclipse: Solar and Lunar

This occurs when any celestial object like a moon or a planet passes between two other bodies, obscuring the view of objects like the sun.

In a ________________ the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and stops some or all of the Sun’s light from reaching Earth.

A type of solar eclipse wherein the Sun is partly covered when the Moon passes in front of it.

In a _________________, the Moon completely covers the Sun.

A type of solar eclipse wherein the sun can be seen around the edges of the moon, giving the impression that the sun is a bright ring surrounding the dark disc of the moon.

A _____________ happens when the Earth comes in between the sun and the moon.

Lunar eclipses are often also referred as the ___________ because when the Earth's shadow covers the moon, it often produces a red color.