Eclipse (Def): Any Obscuration of Light

Solar & Lunar Eclipses

Eclipse (def): any obscuration of light.

 Solar eclipse: light from the Sun being obscured by the Moon

 Lunar Eclipses: light from the Sun being obscured by the Earth as it falls on the Moon.

Part 1: Do eclipses follow a pattern?

1) Plot the data below on a graph in which the vertical axis contains the Month and the horizontal axis contains the Year.

o Be sure to plot the points in such a way that you can differentiate between Lunar & Solar eclipses

Lunar Eclipses

2001 Jan 09 2003 May 16 2006 Mar 14 2009 Feb 09 2011 Jun 15 2013 Oct 18 2001 Jul 05 2003 Nov 09 2006 Sep 07 2009 Jul 07 2011 Dec 10 2014 Apr 15 2001 Dec 30 2004 May 04 2007 Mar 03 2009 Aug 06 2012 Jun 04 2014 Oct 08 2002 May 26 2004 Oct 28 2007 Aug 28 2009 Dec 31 2012 Nov 28 2015 Apr 04 2002 Jun 24 2005 Apr 24 2008 Feb 21 2010 Jun 26 2013 Apr 25 2015 Sep 28 2002 Nov 20 2005 Oct 17 2008 Aug 16 2010 Dec 21 2013 May 25 2016 Mar 23

Solar Eclipses

2001 Jun 21 2004 Apr 19 2007 Mar 19 2010 Jan 15 2012 May 20 2015 Mar 20 2001 Dec 14 2004 Oct 14 2007 Sep 11 2010 Jul 11 2012 Nov 13 2015 Sep 13 2002 Jun 10 2005 Apr 08 2008 Feb 07 2011 Jan 04 2013 May 10 2016 Mar 09 2002 Dec 04 2005 Oct 03 2008 Aug 01 2011 Jun 01 2013 Nov 03 2016 Sep 01 2003 May 31 2006 Mar 29 2009 Jan 26 2011 Jul 01 2014 Apr 29 2003 Nov 23 2006 Sep 22 2009 Jul 22 2011 Nov 25 2014 Oct 23