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Imagine that you are an astronaut who is on the Moon for a lunar eclipse (completely in the umbra). What will you see when looking back at Earth? Why? Will you be able to see Earth? How will it look? Will you be able to see the Sun? How will it look?

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Answer: During the lead-up to a solar eclipse from the Moon, a viewer on the Moon would see the Sun approach the dark disk of Earth, with the planet's nightside facing the Moon. Earth's atmosphere would be lit from behind, creating a reddish ring around the planet that would glow brighter as the eclipse proceeded.

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