Why Aren't There Eclipses Every Month?

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Why Aren't There Eclipses Every Month? with tags physics, minutephysics, science

The moon orbits the earth once per month, which means the moon is on the sun side of the earth every month. So... "why aren't there eclipses every month?" is a question we will answer in this video!

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