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An explanation of some technical terms
Eclipses
Special cases of new and full moons which block the light of the
Sun - new moon - or Moon - full moon.
The plane of the Moon’s orbit is included to the plane of
the ecliptic by 5°. The points where these two intersect are
the nodes of the Moon. One north, where the Moon moves to be above
the ecliptic and one south where it moves below. When lunations
occur near the nodes the Sun and the Moon they are almost in the
same plane and the Moon passes in front of the Sun, solar eclipse,
at new moon and the Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon, lunar
eclipse, at full moon.
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