Natural satellite of the earth is completely under the shadow during the ____________.
Any eclipse
Solar eclipse
Lunar eclipse
None of these
A
Lunar eclipse
B
Solar eclipse
C
None of these
D
Any eclipse
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A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes directly behind the Earth into its umbra (shadow). This can occur only when the sun, Earth, and moon are aligned in the same line, with the Earth in the middle. Generally, a lunar eclipse occur only in the night of a full moon.
A total lunar eclipse has the direct sunlight completely blocked by the earth's shadow. The only light seen is refracted through the earth's shadow.
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