Glossary · The moving sky
Eclipses
Solar eclipse
A new moon so well aligned that the Moon passes IN FRONT of the Sun and hides its disc.
The same low point as a new moon, more pronounced. An eclipse announces nothing and predicts nothing: it is a shadow, on a date known centuries in advance.
Lunar eclipse
A full moon so well aligned that the Moon crosses Earth's shadow and turns red.
The same high point as a full moon, more pronounced. Again: this is geometry, not a warning.
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