Multiple Choice
You travel to an exotic place to observe a total solar eclipse in December and someone on this trip tells you that the next eclipse to occur on Earth will be a lunar eclipse in March. Is this likely to be true?
A) It could be true, since such an eclipse can occur when the Sun's position with respect to the celestial equator is changing rapidly.
B) Yes, but only once about every 1000 years.
C) No, it is not likely to be true.
D) Yes, it is likely to be true.
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