Each month, at the time of new moon, the sun and moon are together in the daytime sky. Most of the time the moon passes by unnoticed.
But at least twice a year, somewhere on Earth will see the moon pass in front of the sun and the spectacular phenomenon of a solar eclipse occurs. (You can check when your part of the world will next see one on NASA’s solar eclipse catalogue.)
While sometimes the moon perfectly hits its mark and the sun is dramatically hidden from view in a total solar eclipse, it’s also
