Exact Simulation of the Solar eclipse that would be seen in Bhopal, India on 22 july 2009

[edwardchandler]

Eclipses only occur if the satellite of a planet is located within 0.5 degrees of the plane of the ecliptic, on a line that passes through the center of the Sun and Earth. The Moon travels along an orbit inclined by 5 degrees to the ecliptic plane, so there are only two opportunities each month -- when it passes through the plane of the ecliptic -- called the ascending and descending nodes.

[TheCoolguy2609]

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