Eclipse

Identifier: Astro - 001

projector on cart with projection of eclipse on a ball hanging from a cord

Concept Overview:

  1. A solar eclipse occurs when the sun is blocked by the moon and a shadow is cast onto the earth.
  2. A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon is blocked by the earth and a shadow is cast onto the the moon.

Instructor Procedure

Step(s) to FollowExpected Result
Turn on the projectorThe image of a partial eclipse will be visible.
Change the location of the ball on stringThe image of the eclipse will change, similarly to that of a real eclipse.