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ECLIPSE
• The earth, along with the other planets, revolves around the sun
in its orbit.
• In turn, the moon revolves around the earth in the moon’s
orbit.
• There comes a time when the three heavenly bodies get aligned
in the same straight line.
• This is when an eclipse occurs.
• It is defined as an astronomical phenomenon which occurs when
one spatial object comes within the shadow of another spatial
object.
• This obstructs the observer from seeing one of them in space
• On earth, we witness two types of eclipses: solar and lunar.
