What is Solar eclipse...and its types?

What is Solar Eclipse?

A solar eclipse is a breathtaking sight and a once-in-a-lifetime astronomical phenomenon. Each one is only viewable from a specific location.

The Moon completely eclipses the Sun.

A solar eclipse occurs when the New Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, blocking the Sun's rays and creating a shadow on sections of the Earth.

Because the Moon's shadow is too small to encompass the entire globe, it is always limited to a specific area (see map drawings below). This area fluctuates throughout the eclipse because the Moon and Earth are constantly in motion: the Earth rotates around its axis while orbiting the Sun, while the Moon orbits Earth. This is why solar eclipses appear to move from one location to another.

Types

There are four types of solar eclipses. The magnitude of the eclipse, or how much of the Sun's disc is eclipsed, is determined by where the Moon's shadow falls on Earth.

●Partial solar eclipses occur when the Moon only partially obscures the Sun's disc and casts just its penumbra on Earth.

●Annular solar eclipses occur when the Moon's disc is not large enough to cover the complete disc of the Sun, and the Sun's outer edges remain visible, forming a ring of fire in the sky.An annular eclipse of the Sun occurs when the Moon is approaching apogee and the Moon's antumbra falls on Earth.

●Total solar eclipses occur when the Moon totally covers the Sun, and they can only happen once in a lifetime.

●Solar Eclipse Hybrid

Because the Earth's surface is curved, an eclipse can sometimes transition from annular to total as the Moon's shadow advances around the globe. This is referred to as a hybrid solar eclipse.

A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the sun and the Earth, casting a shadow on the latter. 

A lunar node occurs when the moon crosses the ecliptic, Earth's orbital plane. The sort of solar eclipse will be determined by the distance at which the new moon approaches a node. The distance between Earth and the sun, as well as the moon's distance from Earth, influence the type of solar eclipse.

An eclipse season occurs approximately twice a year. When the new moon positions itself in such a way that it eclipses the sun, this occurs. Because the moon's orbit is slanted roughly 5 degrees relative to Earth's orbit around the sun, solar eclipses do not occur every time there is a new moon phase. As a result, the moon's shadow frequently travels above or below Earth.

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