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Why Don't Eclipses Happen Every Month?
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Patrons create 3D models of the Earth, Moon, and Sun and demonstrate solar and lunar eclipses, and understand why we do not see eclipses at every full and new Moon.
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| Hints for uses in your library | Consider doing this activity after dark at a star party or in a darkened room. |
| Related Links |
SEAL: Solar Eclipse Activities for Libraries
Exploratorium: Why Don't We Have an Eclipse Every Month? NASA Solar System Exploration: Eclipses 2023 Annular Eclipse Simulator 2024 Total Eclipse Simulator American Astronomical Society: Safe Eclipse Viewing |
| Originating Source | Astronomical Society of the Pacific |
| Related Books [Suggest a book] |
Totality! An Eclipse Guide in Rhyme and Science by Jeffrey O. Bennett
Eclipse Chaser: Science in the Moon's Shadow Eclipse: Journeys to the Dark Side of the Moon by F.E. Close |