• Question: When there is a lunar eclipse do we actually see anything??

    Asked by Lewis Day to Ed, Hugh on 20 Mar 2015.
    • Photo: Ed Rial

      Ed Rial answered on 20 Mar 2015:

      Hi Lewis

      A Solar eclipse is where the moon passes between the sun and the Earth. You saw that today (hopefully).

      A Lunar eclipse is when the Earth Passes between the Sun and the Moon. If there was a full moon you’d see the moon slowly disappear, and it would be darker than a new moon because there would be no light reflecting off the Earth onto the moon. Then when the Earth moved out of the way again the moon would come back 🙂

      The next lunar eclipse visible in Europe is on September the 28th at about 4 in the morning.

      It is not as impressive as a solar eclipse, but still interesting.

      Stay awesome!

      Ed

      #VoteEd!

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