The nature of eclipses But first… Orbits in solar System really

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The nature of eclipses But first… Orbits in solar System really Are elliptical… The case of Sedna

The basis of understanding eclipses…the orbit of the Moon

Moon’s orbit inclined by 5 degrees with respect to ecliptic

Eclipses caused by shadows of one solar system object on another

Solar eclipses and lunar eclipses

Solar eclipses rarer at a given location

Lunar eclipses: dark ones and bright ones

Why don’t eclipses occur every month? 5 degrees makes a difference

The moon’s trajectory on Wednesday Eclipse of last August