A scientific event which captures my interest and attention is an eclipse. In astronomy, an eclipse is a complete or partial obscuring of a celestial body by another. An eclipse occurs when three celestial objects become aligned. There are two distinctly different types ofeclipse phenomena known to astronomers. In the first, the eclipsing body comes between an observer and the eclipsed object while the other celestial object appears to the observer totally or partially covered by the eclipsing object. An example of this is when eclipses of the Sun occur(This is known as a solar eclipse).A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon,revolving in its orbit around the Earth, moves across the disk of the Sun so that the shadow of the Moon sweeps over the face of the Earth. No sunlight penetrates the dark,inner part of the shadow (which is known as the umbra). To observers on the Earth within the umbra, the Sun will appear completely covered by the Moon. Such a solar eclipse is said to be total. Since the umbra is narrow at its intersection of the Earth, a total eclipse can be observed only within avery narrow area which is known as the zone of totality. Furthermore, because of the relative motion of the bodies, the totality of the solar eclipse last only a short time(less than eight minutes at any one place on the Earth).Eclipses of the Sun occur two to four times a year. In rare instances, more may occur, as in 1935, when there were five solar eclipses. Eclipses of the second type affect onlyplanets or natural satellites that are not self - luminous.In this case, the eclipsing body intervenes between the sun and the eclipsed object. The other celestial body remains in view of the observer, but its illumination by the sun is interrupted, and it becomes darkened by entering into the shadow of the eclipsing object. Examples of this kind of eclipse phenomenon are eclipses of the Moon (This is knownas a lunar eclipse).A lunar eclipse occurs...
