News Encyclopedia: Everything you need to know about solar eclipses

A total solar eclipse seen from Queensland in 2012

A total solar eclipse seen from Queensland in 2012 Source: ABC; Flickr/ James Niland

How often do different types of solar eclipses occur and why? Why don't you see one every time there's a new Moon? Has their frequency changed over time? Winmas Yu explains in this episode of News Encyclopedia.



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