Why does it occur and how many types are there?

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Why does a lunar eclipse occur?

The Moon revolves around the Earth once every 29 and a half days, according to NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). Eclipses only occur at Full Moon and only if the satellite “passes through some part of the shadow” of our planet.

What happens in a lunar eclipse?

In this phenomenon “the Sun, the Earth and the Moon are aligned in such a way that the Moon crosses the shadow of the Earth”.

When an eclipse occurs, in simple terms, the Moon can take on a reddish, silvery hue, or half of it is dark. This is due to the types of eclipse that are classified.

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What are the types of lunar eclipse?

The total eclipse comes when the Moon and the Sun “are exactly on opposite sides of the Earth”, NASA says on its website. Despite the distance, sunlight reaches the Moon and makes it look reddish.

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The partial eclipse, as its name implies, causes only a “part of the Earth’s shadow to cover the Moon”. Therefore, one sector of the satellite can be seen dark, while the other appears silver.

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The penumbral eclipse consists of a large part of the Moon remaining with its normal tone, since only some sectors are slightly darkened when the satellite “travels through the Earth’s penumbra,” says the space entity. It does not occur frequently and if it does occur it is not easy to detect.

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How are they different from solar eclipses?

Solar eclipses are, needless to say, of the Sun. They appear only when there is a new Moon and when the satellite is between the Earth and the Sun. Thus, we could say that the Moon ends up ‘settling’ on the Sun and ‘blocking’ the light that comes from it.

What are the lunar eclipses of 2022?

According to the Nasa calendar, On the night of May 15 and early morning of May 16, 2022 there will be a total lunar eclipse. As it was named here, that means in simple terms that it will be dyed red, which is why some call it ‘Blood Moon’. It can be seen in America, Europe and Africa.

The second and last lunar eclipse will be on November 8 and it will also be total. Only this can only be seen in North America.

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