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RafaSolar eclipses occur when the moon comes between the Earth and the Sun, but the moon's orbit is inclined by about 5 degrees to the Earth-sun plane. As a result, the moon's shadow usually misses the Earth during a new moon (when solar eclipses occur), hence they don't happen every month.
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Why don't we see solar and lunar eclipses every month?
because it takes a while for the moon to come right im between the sun and earth in the solar eclipse.
When is the next solar eclipse?
See the list of coming eclipses at the NASA link:http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.htmlHere is a video explaining why we don't get solar eclipses every month. Interesting!
What was the day and month of the solar eclipse in Cornwall in 1999?
The total solar eclipse observed from Cornwall occurred on August 11th, 1999. See link below:
Do you have to be in the moons umbra to see a solar eclipse?
To see a total solar eclipse, yes. However, you need only be in the penumbra to see a partial eclipse.
Why don't solar and lunar eclipses occur every month?
Solar eclipses occur when the alignment of the Earth, Moon, and Sun allows the Moon to block the Sun's light. Lunar eclipses occur when the Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon, casting its shadow on the Moon. However, the Moon's orbit is inclined at about 5 degrees relative to Earth's orbit around the Sun, so these alignments do not happen every month.
