However, this example of legal political patronage can very easily become an example of corruption. If, while campaigning for governor, the candidate asked for someone's support in exchange for a position in his or her administration, this would be an act of illegal patronage.
A solar eclipse happens when the moon blocks the sun from the earth, and a lunar eclipse when the earth blocks the sun from the moon. Because the apparent diameter (how big it looks) of the moon is about the same as the sun, the alignment of the earth, moon and sun have to be almost perfect for a solar eclipse to occur.
Lunar eclipses occur when Earth's shadow blocks the sunâs light, which otherwise reflects off the moon. There are three types â total, partial and penumbral â with the most dramatic being a total lunar eclipse, in which Earthâs shadow completely covers the moon.artial lunar eclipse: Some eclipses are only partial. But even a total lunar eclipse goes through a partial phase on either side of totality. During the partial phase, the sun, Earth and moon are not quite perfectly aligned, and Earthâs shadow appears to take a bite out of the moon.