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    What Is A Solar Eclipse?: Group 7 Adinda Febriani Rayhan Fauzan Dian Pusvitasari Umarul Muhammad

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    The document discusses the three types of solar eclipses: total, partial, and annular. A total solar eclipse occurs when the moon completely blocks the sun's light, creating darkness. A partial solar eclipse happens when the sun, moon, and Earth are not perfectly aligned, so only part of the sun is obscured. During an annular solar eclipse, the moon appears smaller than the sun, leaving a ring of sunlight visible around the moon.

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    The document discusses the three types of solar eclipses: total, partial, and annular. A total solar eclipse occurs when the moon completely blocks the sun's light, creating darkness. A partial solar eclipse happens when the sun, moon, and Earth are not perfectly aligned, so only part of the sun is obscured. During an annular solar eclipse, the moon appears smaller than the sun, leaving a ring of sunlight visible around the moon.

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    Group 7

    Adinda Febriani Rayhan Fauzan

    Dian Pusvitasari Umarul Muhammad

    WHAT IS A SOLAR ECLIPSE?


    Sometimes when the moon orbits Earth, it moves between the sun and Earth. When this
    happens, the moon blocks the light of the sun from reaching Earth. This causes an eclipse of
    the sun, or solar eclipse. During a solar eclipse, the moon casts a shadow onto Earth.

    There are three types of solar eclipses:

    The first is a total solar eclipse. A total solar eclipse is only visible from a small area on Earth.
    The people who see the total eclipse are in the center of the moon’s shadow when it hits
    Earth. The sky becomes very dark, as if it were night. For a total eclipse to take place, the
    sun, moon and Earth must be in a direct line.

    The second type of solar eclipse is a partial solar eclipse. This happens when the sun, moon
    and Earth are not exactly lined up. The sun appears to have a dark shadow on only a small
    part of its surface.

    The third type is an annular solar eclipse. An annular eclipse happens when the moon is
    farthest from Earth. Because the moon is farther away from Earth, it seems smaller. It does
    not block the entire view of the sun. The moon in front of the sun looks like a dark disk on
    top of a larger sun-colored disk. This creates what looks like a ring around the moon.

    During a solar eclipse, the moon casts two shadows on Earth. The first shadow is called the
    umbra (UM bruh). This shadow gets smaller as it reaches Earth. It is the dark center of the
    moon’s shadow. The second shadow is called the penumbra (pe NUM bruh). The penumbra
    gets larger as it reaches Earth. People standing in the penumbra will see a partial eclipse.
    People standing in the umbra will see a total eclipse.

    Solar eclipses happen once every 18 months. Unlike lunar eclipses, solar eclipses only last
    for a few minutes. And NEVER look directly at the sun: It can permanently damage your
    eyes! You must use proper safety equipment to look at any type of solar eclipse.

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