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SOLAR ECLIPSE

• Also known as the eclipse of the

sun, it occurs when the moon

comes in between the sun and the

earth.

• As a result, the moon blocks the

light of the sun from reaching the

earth’s surface and casts a

shadow on it.

• This occurs on a new moon phase.

• We can observe up to 5 solar

eclipses per year.