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Why don't we see solar and lunar eclipse every month?

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A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon enters the Earth's shadow. A solar eclipseoccurs when the Moon's shadow falls on the Earth. They do not happen every monthbecause the Earth's orbit around the sun is not in the same plane as the Moon's orbit around the Earth.
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Answer: solar and lunar eclipses occur when certain things align

Explanation:the solar eclipse occurs when the moon perfectly aligns with the vision of the sun

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