The eclipse of March 4, 2007 HOME PHOTOS ANIMATIONS MEASUREMENTS

reference frame : intersection of the earth shade cone on Moon orbit ( circle in red )

reference frame : Surface earth: called "terrestrial reference frame"
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ANIMATIONS : On the left , motion of the moon compared to the zone of shade of the Earth . On the right, movement of the moon and the zone of shade compared to an observer located on the surface of the Earth. We will observe the effect of the rotation of the Earth and the orbit angle of the moon with the ecliptic .