Do you know the reason for Solar Eclipse?

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Do you know the reason for Solar Eclipse?


Many of us don't know how the Eclipses occur so here is the detail of Solar Eclipse.
Solar Eclipse caused by the moon making a small shadow on the Earth. Solar eclipses can be either total, partial, or annular, depending on the alignment of the Sun, Earth, and Moon. 



Remember that it is not safe to stare at a solar eclipse! Try these gadgets for safety.
Total and Partial Solar Eclipse:

The moon creates a small shadow which Only allows certain areas of the earth to see a total solar eclipse. 
Observers in the “umbra” shadow see a total eclipse (safe to view the Sun). They can see the corona and those who are in “penumbra” see a partial eclipse which is not safe to look directly on Sun. Total Solar Eclipse lasts for a few minutes. You can understand the terms "Umbra" and "Penumbra" in the below picture.



The Path of Totality is the area covered by the shadow of the moon about which is about 10,000 miles long and only 100 miles wide 

Annular Solar Eclipse:

When the Moon is too far to completely cover the Sun the umbra doesn’t reach the Earth. Sun appears as a donut around the Moon.



The apparent size of an object in the sky depends on how big it is and how far away it is. When the moon is close to the Earth, is called Perigee and when the moon is far away from Earth, is called Apogee. 
The sun is about 400 times wider than the moon, surprisingly on average, it is 400 farther than Moon. So, being these number equals the Sun and Moon appear to about the same size in the sky. 

Cause of Lunar Eclipse will be soon here so stay tuned!

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