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Old Tue Dec 21, 2010, 02:25pm
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Originally Posted by 26 Year Gap View Post
With the full moon & lunar eclipse.
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Redundant. Lunar eclipse will suffice.
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No, they're not.
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All lunar eclipses occur during a full moon. Every single one of them. No such thing as a crescent, gibbous, first quarter, last quarter, or new moon, lunar eclipse.
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Rule reference?
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However, a full moon can occur without a lunar eclipse.
Correct. It happens quite often. Ten to thirteen times a year, usually eleven per year.

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And there was a full moon before and after the event.
As well as during the event. The moon was still in its full phase during the entire eclipse.

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Of course, just like a solar eclipse can only happen during a new moon.
Correct.

OK. Maybe redundant was the wrong word. "With the full moon & lunar eclipse" is kind of like saying, "I've got a five cent nickel (referring to 21st century American coins). I'm sure that mbyron will be along shortly to tell us what was wrong, if anything, with the statement, "With the full moon & lunar eclipse".
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