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Do you think lunar eclipses really happen this often?

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Answer:

only happen when the Moon is opposite the Sun in the sky, a monthly occurrence we know as a full Moon.

Step-by-step explanation:

the Moon's orbit is tilted five degrees from Earth's orbit around the Sun. Without the tilt, lunar eclipses would occur every month.

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