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Need Help PLZ! 1.What is a lunar eclipse? 2.What causes a solar eclipse?

Need Help PLZ! 1.What is a lunar eclipse? 2.What causes a solar eclipse?
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1.What is a lunar eclipse?

2.What causes a solar eclipse?

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A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes directly behind the earth into it's umbra (shadow). This can only occur when the sun, earth and moon are aligned exactly, or very closely. 
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