Eclipse has 2 syllables and the stress is on the second syllable.
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| 1. | Sometimes, as the Earth orbits the Sun, it comes between the Sun and the Moon. When this happens, the Earth throws a dark shadow across the Moon. This is known as an eclipse of the Moon, or a lunar eclipse. | |
| 2. | Sometimes, the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun. The Moon blocks the light of the Sun and a shadow of the Moon is cast on the Earth's surface. This is an eclipse of the Sun, or a solar eclipse. | |
| 3. | The eclipse type that occurs when the Moon is at its farthest distance from the Earth is an annular eclipse. The Moon then appears too small to completely block out the disk of the Sun. | |
| 4. | A total solar eclipse, or a complete blocking out of the Sun's light, can only be seen by those who live in the area covered by the umbra. People who live in the area of the Earth covered by the penumbra will see a partial eclipse. | |
| 5. | Some people buy eclipse glasses that filter out all harmful ultraviolet and infrared light, as well as the majority of intense visible light. The safest way to view an eclipse, however, is to project its image through a pinhole made in a card onto another piece of white card. | |
| 6. | Although the solar eclipse will be total, lasting about two minutes, in a narrow path across North America that includes Nashville and Charleston, for people in Portland and Chicago, for example, the eclipse will only be partial. | |
| 7. | An eclipse of the moon is a rare phenomenon. | |
| 8. | An eclipse of the sun is a rare appearance. | |
| 9. | There will be a lunar eclipse tomorrow. | |
| 10. | The total solar eclipse can be observed next year on June 22nd. |