Total Solar Eclipse

Subject – Science and Tech

Context – Total solar eclipse will bring 2 minutes of darkness to Antarctica’s months of endless daylight

Concept –

Eclipses are divided into two major types: Solar and Lunar.
Solar eclipses occur when the Sun, Moon and earth all fall in the same line so that the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, leaving a moving region of shadow on Earth’s surface.
Lunar eclipses occur when the Sun, Moon and earth all fall in the same line and Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon, casting a shadow on the Moon.