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pirwany | 14:07 Fri 25th Sep 2009 | Science
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Why is it that a total solar eclipse occurs at new moon and a lunar eclipse occurs at full moon?
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Think about where the three bodies (i.e. Sun, Moon and Earth) need to be in order for the two different eclipses to take place.

Use some household objects and a torch for the Sun, move them around and line them up in straight lines, if it helps.
14:30 Fri 25th Sep 2009
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