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The science behind solar eclipses

Season 2024 Episode 3 | 4m 25s

Astronomer Mark Breen, director of the planetarium at the Fairbanks Museum in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, answers common questions about solar eclipses like the one we'll see on April 8, 2024. Why isn't there an eclipse every time the moon orbits the earth? How often can an eclipse pass one location? How does an eclipse change when the moon is closer to or farther from the earth?

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