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2	The Annual Motion of the sun
3	The Seasons (I)
4	The Seasons (II)
5	The Seasons (III)
6	The Seasons (IV)
7	The Motion of the Planets (I) The planets are orbiting the sun almost exactly in the plane of the ecliptic.
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9	Lunar/Solar Tides (exaggerated!)
10	The Tidally Locked Orbit of the moon ® The moon is rotating with the same period around its axis as it is orbiting Earth (tidally locked). ® We always see the same side of the moon facing Earth.
11	The Phases of the Moon (I)
12	The Phases of the moon (II)
13	The Phases of the moon (III)
14	The Orbit of the moon (I)
15	The Orbit of the moon (II)
16	Lunar Eclipses
17	A Total Lunar Eclipse (I)
18	A Total Lunar Eclipse (II)
19	Solar Eclipses (I)
20	Angular sizes
21	Solar Eclipses
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25	Earth’s and moon’s orbits are slightly elliptical:
26	Annular Solar Eclipses
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28	Conditions for Eclipses (I)
29	Conditions for Eclipses (II)
30	Astronomical Influences on Earth’s Climate (I)