The white glow that we see from the Moon is actually sunlight being reflected back to us from the Moon’s surface. Incredibly, only 3-12 percent of sunlight is reflected back to us from our orbiting natural satellite. The Moon orbits the Earth once every 27 days. This is slightly different to the 29 days that … Continue reading “Why don’t eclipses of the Moon occur every month?”
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On 16th and 17th July 2019, a partial lunar eclipse will occur. Visible from south America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australasia