The moon's orbit is tilted at 5° above the plane of the earth's orbit. How does this affect the frequency of solar eclipses?

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The moon's orbit is tilted at 5° above the plane of the earth's orbit. How does this affect the

frequency of solar eclipses?

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its shadow usually misses Earth

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