solar eclipse, When the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, blocking the Sun’s light partly or completely., lunar eclipse, When the Earth moves between the Sun and the Moon, causing the Earth’s shadow to fall on the Moon., annular solar eclipse, A type of solar eclipse where the Moon is too far from Earth to fully cover the Sun, leaving a bright ring (“ring of fire”) around it., orbit, The curved path that an object (like a planet or moon) follows as it moves around another object in space., alignment, When two or more celestial bodies line up in a straight or nearly straight line., tilt, The angle at which a planet or orbit is inclined compared to a reference plane., node, A point where the orbit of the Moon crosses the Earth’s orbital plane., hue, The basic color of something, independent of brightness or shade..

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