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This tag should be used when asking questions about solar or lunar eclipses in our world or in a fictional world.

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How long would solar eclipses last on my moon?

Quick and dirty Let's assume that the gas giant is sufficiently far away from the star that the diameter of the shadow at the distance of the satellite is approximately equal to the diameter of the g …
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How long would this eclipse last?

Let's establish some notation: The star is labelled $S$, the giant planet is $P$ and the moon is $M$. The diameter of the star is $d_S$, the diameter of the planet is $d_P$ and the diameter of the m …
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