why do we have more lunar eclipses than solar eclipses?
830517
The moon goes around the earth faster than we go around the sun...
394180
It has to do with refraction due to different densities of air-in cooler climates, there tends to be much warmer air near the surface, with colder air in higher altitudes, plus the colder air is much more dense, so acts like a magnifying lense- The very largest moon-views are always seen close to the horizon because of this.
1122015
A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partially obscuring Earth's view of the Sun. If the same thing happens where the moon passes through the earth's shadow, that's called a lunar eclipse.
160910
Technically, 3 (I think).\n\nAn eclipse happens when the Moon's orbit intersects the Earth's plane of orbit around the Sun AND the Moon and Sun are in the right place.  The first condition happens once each Lunar cycle, while the second condition happens twice in Earht's orbit around the Sun.  But since these cycles don't correspond exactly to 1 month or 1 year, it can technically happen 3 times (I am thinking) - at the start, mid and end of the year.
887300
There are 2 astronomical cycles involved here.\n\nThere's a 19 year cycle, where moon, sun-earth are in same relative positions all year long.\nThere exists an eclipse cycle here but not like the saros cycle, below.\n\nThe other is the "saros" cycle, (the eclipse cycle), which is 18 years, 11 days 12 hours, 3 and 1/3 seconds.\n\nThese are astronomical absolutes--you can depend on them.\n\nI can't decipher your dates above, but after 62 years as an amateur astronomer, I can assure you that my figures above are correct...\n\nI appreciate your interest in these cycles--you are one in about 10,000, (maybe in 100,000) that can even pose such a question.
246567
lunar eclipses take place only during full moon, and if the moon passes through a part of the earth's shadow.\n\nsince we have a full moon at least once every 29.5 days, one does wonder why we don't have a lunar eclipse every month. \n\nfact is, the moon orbits arond the earth at five degrees to the earth's orbit around the sun. this means that the moon is either above or below the plane of the earth's orbit. this plane (of earth's orbit around the sun) is important because this is where earth's shadows lie. during full moon, the moon passes above or below earth's shadows, therefore we don't get a lunar eclipse. in a year, though, the moon gets to pass twice up to 4 times through part of the earth's shadows -- which causes a partial or total lunar eclipse.
539515
Moses and Campbelp have it right--the fluorescent light is closer and of larger apparent size (especially if it is a long tube!).  The sun's shadows are not perfectly sharp because it has some size.  This is the cause of the "penumbral" lunar eclipse, when the moon dims but is not fully eclipsed, as it passes through the dim but not dark portion of the Earth's shadow (the penumbra--the darkest part of a shadow is the umbra).
1148911
This happens every day... The sun is always visible to us on Earth.  Only durring a solar eclipse is the sun not visible to us.  And the stars are always there but you can't see them with the sun becuase the sun out shines the ohter stars.
618183
They are not the same.  During a full solar eclipse, the moon's shadow is only a spot on earth because the moon is much smaller than the earth, you have to be inside that spot on earth to see the full solar eclipse.\n\nDuring a full lunar eclipse, the earth's shadow covers the entire moon, and you don't see the moon no matter where on earth you are.
952624
An eclipse is when one body is between the Earth and another, obscuring it from view.  There are different kinds,  A solar eclipse is when the moon blocks the sun.  A lunar eclipse is when the Earth blocks the sun's light from reaching the moon, causing our shadow to pass over it.
507057
There are three types of Lunar Eclipse. Penumbral Lunar Eclipse,Partial Lunar Eclipse, and Total Lunar Eclipse.\n\nPenumbral Lunar Eclipse\nThe Moon passes through Earth's penumbral shadow. These events are of only academic interest since they are subtle and quite difficult to observe\nPartial Lunar Eclipse\nA portion of the Moon passes through Earth's umbral shadow. These events are easy to see, even with the unaided eye\nTotal Lunar Eclipse\nThe entire Moon passes through Earth's umbral shadow.\nThese events are quite striking for the vibrant range of colors the Moon can take on during the total phase(due to refracting light thru the earths atmosphere)\nIf the Moon orbits Earth every 29.5 days and lunar eclipses only occur at Full Moon, then why don't we have an eclipse once a month during Full Moon?.The Moon's orbit around Earth is actually tipped about 5 degrees to Earth's orbit around the Sun. This means that the Moon spends most of the time either above or below the plane of Earth's orbit. And the plane of Earth's orbit around the Sun is important because Earth's shadows lie exactly in the same plane. During Full Moon,the moon usually passes above or below Earth's shadows and misses them entirely. No eclipse takes place. But two to four times each year, the Moon passes through some portion of the Earth's penumbral or umbral shadows and one of the above three types of eclipses occurs.
405607
The phases of the moon occur due to its relative position to us and the sun. The sun always shines on half of the moon (except on the rare occassion when the earth is in the way causing a lunar eclipse). If the moon is behind the earth, we see it as a full moon as we can see all of the lit side. When the moon is beside the earth, we see half the lit side and half the side in shadow, which appears to us as a half moon. When it's in front of the earth its a new moon which isn't visible as we can only see the side of the moon in shadow. In between the stages we see the crescent waxing and waning moons.
771507
Some says that Solar Eclipse affects on such but those are only rumors and superstition without scientific basis. All i can say is Solar eclipse is just a phenomenon that takes place when the moon blocks the sun...
778291
1.  see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse\n\n2.  see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_eclipse
180125
It looks from your question that you think there's a place where the moon is always overhead. This is not the case. On the other hand, if you are between the tropic of Cancer and the tropic of Capricorn, there will be times when the moon is directly overhead.
1080564
ok...this is a little complicated. when there is a solar eclipse, only a certain section of the earth can see it because of the angle of light from the sun going around the moon. i cant remember the terminology, but if you look it up on the internet, you could probably find it.
30071
Because the rays of light that come from the sun and deflected from the moon go through more of the atmosphere when they're near the horizon and thus, are scattered more throughout, thereby reaching your eyes as a bigger image.