English
What is an eclipse?
An eclipse happens when a planet or a moon gets in the way of the Sun’s light. Here on Earth, we can experience two kinds of eclipses: solar eclipses and lunar eclipses.
What’s the difference between a lunar eclipse and a solar eclipse?
A solar eclipse happens when the Moon gets in the way of the Sun’s light and casts its shadow on Earth. That means during the day, the Moon moves over the Sun and it gets dark.
This total eclipse happens about every year and a half somewhere on Earth. A partial eclipse, when the Moon doesn’t completely cover the Sun, happens at least twice a year somewhere on Earth.
Indonesian
Apa itu gerhana?
Gerhana terjadi ketika sebuah planet atau bulan menghalangi cahaya Matahari. Di Bumi, kita bisa mengalami dua jenis gerhana: gerhana matahari dan gerhana bulan.