Solar and lunar eclipses occur in November
People around the world will have the opportunity to admire a total solar eclipse and a partial lunar eclipse this month.
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Total solar eclipse in India on October 24, 1995. Photo: Space. |
On November 13, the moon will block out the sun, but it won't be an event that people all over the planet will have the chance to see. Northeastern Australia is the only place on land where people will be able to see a total solar eclipse for about two minutes, Space reported. People in Chile and New Zealand will see a partial eclipse.
A partial lunar eclipse will occur on November 28. People can watch the eclipse from 7:14 p.m. on November 28 to 1:51 a.m. on November 29, Hanoi time.
A solar eclipse occurs when the moon comes between the earth and the sun. Because it is in the middle, the moon partially or completely blocks the sun as viewed from Earth. The last total solar eclipse occurred in July 2010.
A lunar eclipse occurs when the sun, Earth, and moon line up in a straight line. Earth passes between the two celestial bodies and the moon passes through the Earth's shadow. Because the moon orbits the Earth in an elliptical orbit, lunar eclipses do not usually occur at the time of a full moon. The last total lunar eclipse occurred in December of last year, and the next one will occur in August 2014.
According to VnExpress - VT
