Solar and Lunar
Eclipses
By: Annette Miles
shadow of one
An eclipse is the casting of a _______
celestial body on the surface of another. The
lunar eclipse; the
Earth’s shadow creates a _____
solar eclipse.
Moon’s shadow creates a _____
A solar eclipse happens when the _____
Moon blocks
our view of the sun. This happens when the
Moon is exactly between the Sun and the Earth
new moon phase.
during the _________
The shadows cast during an eclipse have two
parts: The penumbra and the umbra. The
penumbra
outer shadow. A
________ is the faint _____
partial eclipse is visible from within this
_______
shadow.
The second part of the shadow is the
umbra The umbra is the dark _____
inner
______.
total eclipse is visible from
shadow. A _____
within the umbral shadow.
How to draw a solar eclipse:
1) On a piece of paper, draw a Sun on the
far left, an Earth on the far right, and a
moon close to the Earth. All bodies need to
be drawn in a straight line.
How to draw a solar eclipse:
2) Find a point at the top of the Sun and the
top of the Moon. Using a ruler, draw a line
to connect the points and continue line to the
Earth.
How to draw a solar eclipse:
3) Now from the same point on the Sun, find
the point at the center of the bottom of the
moon and draw a line.
How to draw a solar eclipse:
4) Find the point at the center of the bottom
of the Sun and draw the same two lines.
How to draw a solar eclipse:
5) Shade in the umbra, this one is shaded
gray. Under this part of the shadow you
would experience a total eclipse.
How to draw a solar eclipse:
6) Shade in the penumbra, this one is
shaded pink. Under this part of the shadow
you would experience a partial eclipse.
A total solar eclipse is very brief. It lasts only
a few minutes It is, however, one of the most
______________.
awe inspiring events in all of nature. The sky
dark and the temperature may _____
drop
becomes _____
several degrees.
A dark disk replaces the Sun, but surrounding
the Moon is a beautiful halo of light. This is the
Sun’s ______.
corona
Viewing a solar eclipse with the naked eye is
dangerous The intense visible light from
very _________.
the Sun can cause damage to the retinas of your
eyes. Only view a solar eclipse with proper eye
protection.
The next graphic shows the path for
different solar eclipses through
2025. Notice there are two solar
eclipses that cross the United States
(2017 and 2024).
A special feature during a total solar eclipse is
Baily's beads These are bead-like
called ____________.
seconds
bursts of light that appear about 15
_________
before and after totality during a solar eclipse.
Baily's beads are caused by sunlight
shining through valleys on the edge of the
_____.
Moon They roughly resemble a string
of beads.
Another
interesting
feature during a
solar eclipse is
called a
“Diamond
Ring”
____________.
This is a large
burst of light that
appears a few
seconds before
and after totality.
Solar eclipses give
scientists a unique
opportunity to view
features of our Sun.
During an eclipse
the Sun’s ______
corona
and Sun’s
prominences can
__________
be observed and
studied.
Here a solar prominence is visible during a
total solar eclipse. The prominence appears
red cloud and consists of ionized ____
gas
as a ___
that is projecting above the surface of the sun.
The moon’s orbit around the Earth is an
elliptical shape. If the eclipse happens during
_______
the moon’s apogee, its farthest
______ distance from
the Earth, the moon’s shadow is a bit smaller
annular eclipse.
and the result is an _______
During an annular eclipse, an outer ring of
the Sun will be ______
visible around the moon. The
moon does not completely block out the sun.
This illustration shows an ________
antumbra
shadow produced during this type of
eclipse .
The second type of eclipse is a lunar eclipse.
Moon passes
A lunar eclipse occurs when the _____
Earth This
through the shadow of the ______.
full moon. A total lunar
happens during a ____
eclipse is only evident when the Moon is
passing through the Earth’s umbral shadow.
During the total eclipse, the Moon is still visible
_____.
The Moon will actually become a variety of
colors from deep black to rich shades of red.
The red coloring comes from light from the sun
filtered as it passes through the Earth’s
that is _______
atmosphere and is bent
__________
toward the moon. That
light reflects off the
surface of the Moon and
into our eyes on Earth.
The red or copper color will only be seen as
completely covers
the shadow of the Earth _________
the Moon. See the progression of a total
lunar eclipse.
Unlike solar eclipses which last only a few
minutes, a total lunar eclipse lasts over
_______.
_____
an hour The shadow from the Earth is larger
than the shadow that the Moon casts on the
Earth during a solar eclipse.
A _______
partial
lunar eclipse
occurs when
only part of
the Moon
passes
through the
umbra, or
the darkest
part of
Earth’s
shadow.
How to draw a lunar eclipse:
1) On a piece of paper, draw a Sun on the
far left, the Moon on the far right, and the
Earth between the two. All bodies need to
be drawn in a straight line.
How to draw a lunar eclipse:
2) Find a point at the top of the Sun and the
top of the Earth. Using a ruler, draw a line
to connect the points and continue line to the
Moon.
How to draw a lunar eclipse:
3. Now from the same point on the Sun, find
the point at the center of the bottom of the
Earth and draw a line.
How to draw a lunar eclipse:
4) Find the point at the center of the bottom
of the Sun and draw the same two lines.
How to draw a lunar eclipse:
5) Shade in the umbra, this one is shaded
gray. Under this part of the shadow you
would experience a total eclipse.
How to draw a lunar eclipse:
6) Shade in the penumbra, this one is shaded
pink.
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