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Eclipses can only occur during a [[full moon]], since the geometry of the situation requires that the earth be directly between the sun and moon — meaning that before and after the eclipse, the face of the moon we see is fully illuminated. | Eclipses can only occur during a [[full moon]], since the geometry of the situation requires that the earth be directly between the sun and moon — meaning that before and after the eclipse, the face of the moon we see is fully illuminated. | ||
| − | A notable total eclipse occurred the night the [[Boston Red Sox]] won their fourth baseball game in a row against the [[ | + | A notable total eclipse occurred the night the [[Boston Red Sox]] won their fourth baseball game in a row against the [[Saint Louis Cardinals|St. Louis Cardinals]] to win the 2004 [[World Series]]. <ref>http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2004/10/28/yes/</ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 23:27, July 15, 2008
A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes through the shadow cast by the earth. Eclipses can be partial or total: in a total eclipse, the earth's shadow completely blocks the sun's direct light to the moon; in a partial eclipse, some of the moon is still illuminated.
Eclipses can only occur during a full moon, since the geometry of the situation requires that the earth be directly between the sun and moon — meaning that before and after the eclipse, the face of the moon we see is fully illuminated.
A notable total eclipse occurred the night the Boston Red Sox won their fourth baseball game in a row against the St. Louis Cardinals to win the 2004 World Series. [1]
