{"id":1104,"date":"2004-11-15T13:02:00","date_gmt":"2004-11-15T12:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/sun_eclipses\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T00:36:02","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T22:36:02","slug":"sun_eclipses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/fr\/sun_eclipses\/","title":{"rendered":"Les \u00e9clipses de Soleil"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lede\">\n<p>Les gens viennent souvent de loin pour observer des \u00e9clipses de Soleil. Elles n'ont lieu que pendant les p\u00e9riodes de nouvelle Lune, lorsque la Lune passe devant le Soleil et en couvre la face brillante.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Tout ce que nous pouvons voir, c'est un cercle noir bord\u00e9 d'un anneau de lumi\u00e8re - la couronne. Le ciel s'obscurcit et les \u00e9toiles apparaissent. Les oiseaux et les animaux sont silencieux, pensant que la nuit est venue.<\/p>\n<p>Les \u00e9clipses solaires sont possibles parce que la Lune est 400 fois plus petite que le Soleil et que le Soleil est 400 fois plus loin qu'elle. Ainsi, cette petite Lune se trouve exactement au bon endroit pour couvrir parfaitement le Soleil g\u00e9ant! Cela ne se produit nulle part ailleurs dans le Syst\u00e8me Solaire.<\/p>\n<p>There are at least two eclipses of the Sun every year, but most of them are partial \u2013 the Moon only covers part of the Sun&#8217;s disk.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-natural\" data-width=\"400\" data-credit=\"http:\/\/www.3dp.be\" data-detail-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Images\/2006\/01\/solar_eclipse2\" data-licence=\"ESA Standard Licence\" data-licence-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Terms_and_conditions_of_use_of_images_and_videos_available_on_the_esa_website\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/var\/esa\/storage\/images\/esa_multimedia\/images\/2006\/01\/solar_eclipse2\/18250582-2-eng-GB\/solar_eclipse.jpe\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p>Total solar eclipses can only be seen from a small part of the Earth, where the Moon&#8217;s shadow falls onto the surface. <b>Never try to look at an eclipse or the Sun without proper eye protection<\/b>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People travel long distances to see eclipses of the Sun. 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