Find out about the differences between solar and lunar eclipses and what causes both events to occur.

This site from the Astronomy Department of Cornell University provides brief introduction to both solar and lunar eclipses. Links are provided for pictures and charts of the eclipses, and this is a good site to check out on the subject.

Kids learn about lunar and solar eclipses in the science of astronomy including the umbra, antumbra, penumbra shadows as well as total, partial, and annular.

Animations, videos, and informational text illustrating the natural phenomena of different types of eclipses.