Solar eclipse

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Photo taken during the 1999 eclipse.
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Photo taken during the 1999 eclipse.

A solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun. It will then block the rays f the sun. This can only happen during a New Moon.

A total eclipse is when all the rays are blocked, if only some rays are blocked (dark moon part in the sun), the eclipse is called partial