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| Actual image of BLOOD MOON. |
LUNAR ECLIPSE:
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Lunar eclipse always occur on Full Moon day.
Why Lunar eclipse doesn't occur every Full Moon day?
Why Lunar eclipse is always associated 2 week before/after with Solar eclipse?
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*Although Lunar eclipses are rare, is of longer duration & much widely visible as Earth cast larger umbral shadow compared to Moon.
*Maximum 3 lunar eclipse can occur in a yr.
*Ratio of Solar eclipse: Lunar eclipse is 3:2.
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| Image explains how different types of Lunar eclipse occurs. |
Why the Moon appears Blood Red instead of black during Total lunar eclipse?
As most of the blue light is scattered by Earth's atmosphere some of remaining amount of light(mostly Red) is bend by Earth's atmosphere so that it will fall on Moon.
Why Saros cycle is of duration 18 yrs 11 days and 8 hour?
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| Image explains Westward movement of nodes. |
Lunar orbit makes 5° angle to Earth's orbital plane and moves slowly like spinning coin before coming to rest. As a result two nodes moves westward and completes one revolution in 18 yrs 11 days and 8 hours.
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