Multiple Choice
A solar or lunar eclipse may occur when the line of nodes (The line connecting the points of the Moon's orbit that intersects the plane of the Earth's orbit around the Sun)
A) points at the Sun.
B) is 90 degrees to the Sun's direction.
C) Wrong! The line of intersection is irrelevant.
Correct Answer:
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