Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Eclipses
- Lunar Eclipses
- Lunar Eclipses are when the earth casts a shadow on the moon
- A lunar eclipse can last up to an hour and a half
- During a lunar eclipse the moon may turn a reddish color.
- It is not dangerous to look at a lunar eclipse because the moon does not make its own light.
- Solar Eclipses
- Solar eclipses are when the moon casts a shadow on the earth and blocks out the sunlight
- The last solar eclipse over the UK was on 11th August 1999.
- They are rare
- During a total eclipse all you can see of the sun is a ring of light around the moon.
- It is dangerous to look at a solar eclipse directly
- Even if you have sun glasses or smoked glass
- It is better to view solar eclipses through a pin hole
- They can last anything from seconds to hours