II. Briefly answer the following questions.

1. Can we observe a lunar eclipse during the new moon phase? Explain your answer.​


Sagot :

Answer:

No eclipse takes place.

Explanation:

But two to four times each year, the Moon passes through some portion of the Earth's penumbral or umbral shadows and one of the above three types of eclipses occurs. ... It happens when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun. This is only possible when the Moon is in the New Moon phase.

A solar eclipse happens at the new moon phase, when the moon passes between the sun and Earth. A lunar eclipse happens at the opposite moon phase – at full moon – when the Earth, sun and moon align in space, with Earth between the sun and moon.

The short answer of it is that you cannot see a new moon at night. A new moon is not in the sky at night! It rises with the sun and sets with the sun. The closest you can get to "seeing" a new moon is a "waxing crescent" right after the sun sets, or a "waning crescent" right before the sun rises.

Answer:

no we cannot observe it when there's a new moon