Which of the following is NOT a common type of eclipse?

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Which of the following is NOT a common type of eclipse?

Eclipses happen when one body blocks light from another along the same line of sight, most often involving the Sun, Moon, and Earth. The two commonly observed kinds are solar eclipses (Moon between the Sun and Earth) and lunar eclipses (Earth between the Sun and the Moon). A total eclipse is the scenario where the blocking body completely covers the other—such as a total solar eclipse, where the Sun is fully obscured by the Moon, or a total lunar eclipse, where the Moon fully enters Earth’s shadow. The term galactic eclipse isn’t a recognized category in astronomy because there isn’t a standard eclipse event defined by a galactic-scale alignment. So the term that isn’t a common type is galactic eclipse.

Eclipses happen when one body blocks light from another along the same line of sight, most often involving the Sun, Moon, and Earth. The two commonly observed kinds are solar eclipses (Moon between the Sun and Earth) and lunar eclipses (Earth between the Sun and the Moon). A total eclipse is the scenario where the blocking body completely covers the other—such as a total solar eclipse, where the Sun is fully obscured by the Moon, or a total lunar eclipse, where the Moon fully enters Earth’s shadow. The term galactic eclipse isn’t a recognized category in astronomy because there isn’t a standard eclipse event defined by a galactic-scale alignment. So the term that isn’t a common type is galactic eclipse.

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