15. Which one of the following statements about lunar eclipses is false ? (a) Lu

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15. Which one of the following statements about lunar eclipses is false? (a) Lunar eclipses don't occur monthly because of the inclination of the Moon's orbit around the Earth relative to the Earth's orbit around the Sun. (b) Total lunar eclipses last longer than total solar eclipses. (c) Lunar eclipses are predictable. (d) At a given time, a total lunar eclipse is visible only from a small part of the Earth's surface. (e) The Moon is still visible during a total lunar eclipse because of light going through Earth's atmosphere. (The Cosmos, 4th edition, question 30, p. 92-93.)

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all the statements except the last one e) is true so the false statement is e) The Moon is still visible during a total lunar eclipse because of light going through Earth's atmosphere. to be exact the moon does not have its own light , to be specific the sunlight coming towards the earth atmosphere gets deflected towards the moon and ultimately it lit up.

other than this rest statements seems to be correct a) Lunar eclipses don't occur monthly as sun , moon and the earth comes in the same axis not very often.

b) also true  Total lunar eclipses last longer than total solar eclipses

c) eclipses are predictable and

d) eclipses are not visible everywhere around the earth at the same time.

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