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Why is the moon able to fully block the sun from our view on earth

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The Sun is completely blocked in a solar eclipse because the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun. Even though the Moon is much smaller than the Sun, because it is just the right distance away from Earth, the Moon can fully blocks the Sun's light from Earth's perspective. This completely blocks out the Sun's light.

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