Extra Credit: 10. Examine the diagram of the Moon\'s orbit below. You are on Ear
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Extra Credit: 10. Examine the diagram of the Moon's orbit below. You are on Earth observing the Moon. a) You see the Moon at point A below. What is the name of that Moon phase? b) Can an eclipse happen at that phase? Why or why not? Sun's "vm.anyst4 )- Noon Ravs c) You see the Moon at point B below. What is the name of that Moon phase? Moon orbit d) What time will that phase be directly overhead according to the diagram? e) Can an eclipse happen at that phase? If so, is it solar or a lumar elipse?Explanation / Answer
a) The name of that moon phase is waxing crescent, this phase occurs between the formation of new moon and first quarter.
b) no eclipse can be seen in waxing crescent .A solar eclipse occurs when the moon gets between Earth and the sun, and the moon casts a shadow over 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. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes directly behind Earth and into its shadow. This can occur only when the Sun, Earth, and the Moon are aligned exactly or very closely so, with the planet in between. Hence, a lunar eclipse can occur only on the night of a full moon. But in the waxing crescent stage a slight part of moon is visible on the earth so an eclipse cannot be seen.
c) full moon
d) Full moon phase occurs at mid night 12 am and this phase can be overcomed at 3 am in the morning
e) solar ecllipse can be seen. New Moon is when the moon is not visible from earth, and the reason it's not visible is because it is between the earth and the sun. It is there all day in the day sky, and the sun is shining on the back of the Moon. No part of it that we are looking at is lit by the sun.Usually when the moon is in between us and the sun, it is actually slightly above or slightly below the sun. On those rarer occasions when we are all in a direct line, the moon blocks the sun, which we see as a solar eclipse.
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