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Why do the sun, the moon and the earthnot lie in one and the same line on everyfull moon and new moon day? |
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Answer» The orbit of the Moon around the Earth is at an angle with respect to the orbit of the Earth around the Sun: So, in order to get an eclipse, the Moon’s orbit has to intersect the Earth’s orbit along the line between the Sun and the Earth, which only happens a couple of times a year: |
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