Eclipse: Test Your Understanding
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How is a solar eclipse different from a lunar eclipse?
Describe what you would see during a total solar eclipse when the first and last Baily's beads form. Assume
a perfectly clear sky.
Critical Thinking: A scientist observes a lunar eclipse with an umbral eclipse magnitude of 0.5. What type
of eclipse is this scientist most likely to be viewing, and why?
Critical Thinking: Describe what a person sees while standing in the Moon's umbra shadow during an
annular eclipse, and explain why.
