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What causes the lunar eclipse that we see from earth

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Lunar eclipses occur when the sun, earth, and moon align. This happens twice during the moon's month-long cycle.

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what causes it is when the moon passes directly behind the Earth into its umbra. This only occurs when the sun, earth and moon are aligned exactly or closely

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