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Compare lunar and solar eclipses. How do these eclipses happen? Which one occurs more frequently?

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A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth passes between the Moon and the Sun, and the Earth's shadow obscures the moon or a portion of it. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, blocking all or a portion of the Sun. An eclipse can be total, partial, or annular.

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In a solar eclipse the moon goes in front of the sun and then and only then can the sun's corona be seen without dmaging your eye sight. In a lunar eclipe the earth is in front of the moon and as the sun is shining twords the earth, the earth creates a shadow and the moon apears to be red. Lunar eclipses happen more frequently.
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