Moon’s total eclipse

Authors

  • Wilson Lopes Universidade de Guarulhos, Guarulhos and Universidade São Judas Tadeu, São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-7941.2014v31n2p340

Abstract

In this article, it was used a simple Geometry and some basic concepts in Physics to  estimate, in a total eclipse, the maximum time interval in which the Moon remains in the interior of the   shadow cone projected by the Earth. The initial hypothesis was that the Moon describes a circular and uniform motion around the Earth and this one describes a uniform circular motion around the Sun, resulting in a maximum time that the Moon remains in the umbra: ?t = 1h 45min 54s.

Author Biography

Wilson Lopes, Universidade de Guarulhos, Guarulhos and Universidade São Judas Tadeu, São Paulo

Professor de Mecânica Geral nas universidades: UnG (Universidade de Guarulhos) e USJT (Universidade São Judas Tadeu)

Published

2014-04-23

How to Cite

Lopes, W. (2014). Moon’s total eclipse. Caderno Brasileiro De Ensino De Física, 31(2), 400–409. https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-7941.2014v31n2p340

Issue

Section

Física Geral