# Solar Eclipses

Contributor: Yi-Ting Tu

This simulation demonstrates the different types of solar eclipses. The top-right diagram depicts a solar eclipse where the Moon's shadow covers the Sun, resulting in a total eclipse at the center and a partial eclipse in surrounding areas. The bottom-right diagram illustrates an annular eclipse where the Moon is too far from Earth to completely cover the Sun, leaving a bright ring at the center (in this 2D simulator, the "ring" is demonstrated by sunlight coming only from the upper and the lower part of the sun) and also a partial eclipse in surrounding areas.

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