Eclipse and Shadow

◦ Eclipse
◦ an obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage
of another between it and the observer or between it and its
source of illumination.

◦ Shadow
◦ a dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays
of light and a surface.

◦ Definition by Oxford, picture by Britannia.com and Oreilly.com

When, How, and Why Eclipse is formed
◦ There is 2 types of eclipse. The solar eclipse and the lunar eclipse.
Solar eclipse happen when the moon gets away the sun’s light and
casts its shadow on earth. A solar eclipse can only take place at the
phase of new moon, when the moon passes directly between the
sun and Earth and its shadows fall upon Earth’s surface. Lunar
eclipse happens when the earth ‘s shadow blocks the moon. A solar
eclipse can only take place at the phase of new moon, when the
moon passes directly between the sun and Earth and its shadows
fall upon Earth’s surface. (source by NASA and space.om)