Step-by-step explanation:
New moon eclipse model
Durga thapaliya Thapaliya
Position Earth, the Moon, and the flashlight on the flat surface so that they model the new moon phase. Make sure the star on Earth that represents your location is facing the Moon. Look at the surfaces of the Moon and Earth that are facing the flashlight. What do you observe? What type of eclipse are you modeling?
To model the new moon phase and the associated eclipse, we would place the Moon and the flashlight on the flat surface, with the Earth located between them. We would position the Moon and the flashlight so that they are on opposite sides of the Earth, with the Moon slightly to the side and the flashlight positioned to illuminate the side of the Moon facing away from the Earth. The star on Earth representing the location would be facing the Moon.
When we observe the surfaces of the Earth and Moon facing the flashlight, we would see that the side of the Moon facing the Earth is in shadow, while the side facing away from the Earth is illuminated. Similarly, we would see that the Earth is blocking the sunlight from reaching the Moon's surface facing us.
This setup models a solar eclipse, specifically a total solar eclipse, as the Moon passes directly between the Sun and the Earth, blocking all direct sunlight from reaching the Earth. The new moon phase occurs when the Moon is positioned between the Sun and the Earth, with the side facing us in shadow and the side facing away from us illuminated.