10 fact about the lunar eclipse

A lunar eclipse occurs only during the night of the full moon.

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There are three types of lunar eclipses - shadow, partial and total.

part of the moon is covered by the earth's dark shadow

The eclipse moon does not happen on the full moon of every month.

Lunar eclipse can also be seen from the moon

Lunar eclipse occurs two to four times every year

Next total lunar eclipse will happen on 8 November 2022

Lunar eclipses happen more often than solar eclipses.

The longest recorded total lunar eclipse occurred on 16 July 2000.