Image: Eclipse vs new or full moons, annotated
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Description: A diagram illustrating the difference between a full moon and a lunar eclipse, and the difference between a new moon and a solar eclipse. This is caused by the 5° incline of the moon's orbital plane around earth, meaning that an eclipse can only happen when the moon is nearly in line with the nodal line.
Title: Eclipse vs new or full moons, annotated
Credit: Own work
Author: Nela (nyabla.net)
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