aberration, absolute, accuracy, alien, alignment, altitude, analysis, annular eclipse, annular total eclipse, anomaly, apex, aphelion, APOGEE, apotheosis, arc, ascendant, ascending node, asteroid, ASTRONOMER, astronomy, atmosphere, Aubrey holes, AUTUMNAL, axis, azimuth
beads, beyond, block, body
celestial, central eclipse, ceremony, circular, clouds, cold, colossal, communication, composition, consequence, contact, contribution, CORONA, cosmic, cover, cross, crowd, cusp, cycle
darkening, darkness, data, daylight, declination, degrees, delineate, descendant, descent, discovery, disk, display, distant, documentation, drift, dust
early, eclipse, eclipsing binary, ecliptic, edge, Einstein, ellipse, ELLIPTICAL, encircle, engineer, engulf, eon, equator, EQUINOX, equipment, event, evidence, evolution, exposure, external
farthest, formation, full moon
galactic, galaxy, Galileo, global
heavenly, hemisphere, hidden, historic, horizon, hypothesis
illumination, image, immediate, impact, inquiry, investigation, invisible infrared rays, ionosphere, ions
January, July, justify
kilometers
latitude, light, longitude, luminosity, LUNAR
magnitude, marvel, measurement, moon
node, numbers
object, obscure, observable, OBSERVATION, OCCLUDE, occurrence, orbit, outer space
partial, passage, path, PENUMBRA, PERIGEE, phase, pinhole view, pinpoint, planetarium, planetary, position, prediction, prominence, protection, proton, prototype, public, pulsar
quarter moon, quasar, quintessence
reflect, REFRACT, regress, relative, research, revolve, ring
saros, scientific, scientist, shadow, sight, significant, size, sky, SOLAR, solar system, SOLSTICE, source of light, space, spatial, spectrometry, SPECTROSCOPE, spectrum, spherical, stratosphere, sunlight, sunspot
technology, telescope, TELESCOPIC, temperature, terra, thrust, tide, tilt, TOTALITY, track, tragedy, training, trajectory, transmissions, transport, turbulence, twinkle
ultraviolet rays, umbra, unique, universe, unknown, upper
variable, variation, variety, VERNAL, view, visible, vision
waning moon, wavelength, waxing moon, weather
zenith, zodiac
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Do you know?
A solar or a lunar eclipse happens only when the sun, earth and the moon are nearly in a straight line.
A solar eclipse happens when the shadow of the moon, traveling from west to east, covers the face of the earth. It moves at approximately 2,000 miles (3,200 km) per hour.
Eclipse Lesson Plan Ideas and Discussion at myvocabulary.objectsdev.com:
1. Explain the differences between an annular eclipse, a partial eclipse, a solar eclipse and a total eclipse.
2. What was a theory held by Albert Einstein about light and stars?
3. Besides the earth and the moon, can other heavenly bodies experience an eclipse? What one(s)?
3. Define these terms: azimuth, Bailys Beads, corona, occultation, perihelion and synodic month
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