lunar eclipse
noun
: an eclipse in which the full moon passes partially or wholly through the umbra of the earth's shadow
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March 24 and 25 saw a lunar eclipse across the Americas, Europe, and North and East Asia.
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 15 May 2024
In a Saros Series, precisely 9 years and 5.5 days after a lunar eclipse occurs, a solar eclipse will happen, and vice versa.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 10 Apr. 2024
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 15 May 2024
In a Saros Series, precisely 9 years and 5.5 days after a lunar eclipse occurs, a solar eclipse will happen, and vice versa.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 10 Apr. 2024
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“Lunar eclipse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lunar%20eclipse. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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