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Next Lunar Eclipse 21th February 2008

Lunar Eclipse
Next Lunar Eclipse 21th February 2008
An eclipse of the Moon or lunar eclipse can only occur at Full Moon, and only if the Moon passes through some portion of the Earth’s shadow. The shadow is actually composed of two cone-shaped components, one nested inside the other. The outer or penumbral shadow is a zone [...]



Next Solar Eclipse

Solar Eclipse
If the Moon’s inner or umbral shadow sweeps across Earth’s surface, then a total eclipse of the Sun is seen. The track of the Moon’s umbral shadow across Earth is called the Path of Totality. and Solar Eclipse covers less than 1% of Earth’s entire surface area. In order to see the Sun become completely [...]