• Question: What is the difference between a lunar eclipse and a solar eclipse?

    Asked by 235689jack to Amy, Karen, Sarah, Vijay, Will on 14 Jun 2012.
    • Photo: Will Reynolds

      Will Reynolds answered on 14 Jun 2012:

      Hi Jack. A solar eclipse is when the moon passes between the earth and the sun stopping the sunlight from reacing earth, so it goes dark. A lunar eclipse is when the earth comes between the sun and the moon stopping the sunlight from reaching the moon an being reflected back to earth, so that we can’t see it. Hope this helps.

    • Photo: Sarah Martin

      Sarah Martin answered on 14 Jun 2012:

      Hi Jack!

      Here are some pictures that explain the difference!

      Here’s a lunar eclipse:

      and here’s a solar eclipse:

      So in a solar eclipse, moon is in the middle, in a lunar eclipse, the Earth is in the middle.

      Have you seen a lunar or a solar eclipse yourself?

      🙂 Sarah

    • Photo: Karen Reed

      Karen Reed answered on 15 Jun 2012:

      I can add nothing more as its been expertly answered already 🙂 (PS – I’d have had to google it to find out – I didn’t know – saying that a lot on here it seem!!).

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