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Demonstrating an eclipse of the moon

Use a flash light or a lighted candle in a darkened room to show the sun. Hold an 8 cm rubber ball in one hand to show the earth. Hold a 2-cm ball in the other hand to show the moon. Hold the ball demonstrating the earth in the beam of light from the flash light and observe the shadow cast by the earth. Next pass the smaller ball or moon at the back the earth into the shadow. The moon will be in eclipse while it passes by the earth's shadow.

 


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