[Verginius Rufus]

They got lunar eclipses and solar eclipses mixed up. A solar eclipse happens when the moon comes between the earth and the sun, and therefore can be likened to the transit of Mercury or Venus across the face of the sun. A lunar eclipse happens when the full moon travels through the earth's shadow.

[Monty22]

Yeah, they did mess that up. Quite sloppy reporting.

[gargoyle]

...Shht, I missed that. An astronomy amateur. Don't I feel the fool. Thanks, good on yer...

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An eclipse of the moon occurs when the sun passes between the Earth and the moon.
An eclipse of the sun occurs when the shadow of the Earth falls on the sun.
An eclipse of the Earth occurs when you put your hands over your eyes.