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Task · part of 6. The Moon: a face sketched, four nights tracked, orbit and eclipses explained

6(d). Sun, Earth and Moon positions: eclipses and the four phases

Required

With diagrams: the relative positions at lunar and solar eclipses, and at new, first-quarter, full and last-quarter Moon. The phase half explains what 6(b) recorded.

Where this step comes from

  1. Astronomy Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-09-19), Requirement 6(d)

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