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Assuming the moon stays the same size:

Total Solar eclipse before:
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Total Solar eclipse after:
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Pardon my lack of photoshop, those edges should be blurred.

There will be more solar eclipses - considerably more. The moon takes up about 3.5 more area of the sky, and moves about ~3 times as fast. Back of envelope astronomy says we'll go from 1-2 partial solar eclipses per year on average to about 20, and 0-1 total solar eclipses per year to about 8.

Eclipses will be ~3 times faster. On Earth, Temuco in Chile will get a 2:50 hour solar eclipse, 28 seconds will be total on 14 Dec 2020. On your planet, the eclipse will be about 55 minutes, about 55 seconds total (it's moving ~3 times faster, but is twice the size so starts a little sooner, and ends a little later).

Lunar eclipses will become more often, but a full total eclipse will be extremely rare. My home town of Adelaide will get a 5 hour total lunar eclipse on 26 May 2021. If the moon is ~3.5 times the size, and moving ~3 times as fast, the moon wont fully enter the Umbra, only 2/3rds will, the rest will only enter the Penumbra.

enter image description here

The moon will theoretically fit in the umbra, and you'll get a totally dark red moon still when it happens. Back of the envelope astronomy suggests it will be approximately a once in a decade event, and only last about 40 minutes.

Here's a current diagram of the moon, and earths umbra and penumbra curves:
enter image description here

Make the moon twice as close, and it just fits into the umbra (which will be about 15% bigger because the moon is closer), but will intersect the penumbra more often.

Assuming the moon stays the same size:

Total Solar eclipse before:
enter image description here

Total Solar eclipse after:
enter image description here

Pardon my lack of photoshop, those edges should be blurred.

There will be more solar eclipses - considerably more. The moon takes up about 3.5 more area of the sky, and moves about ~3 times as fast. Back of envelope astronomy says we'll go from 1-2 partial solar eclipses per year on average to about 20, and 0-1 total solar eclipses per year to about 8.

Eclipses will be ~3 times faster. On Earth, Temuco in Chile will get a 2:50 hour solar eclipse, 28 seconds will be total on 14 Dec 2020. On your planet, the eclipse will be about 55 minutes, about 55 seconds total (it's moving ~3 times faster, but is twice the size so starts a little sooner, and ends a little later).

Lunar eclipses will become more often, but a full total eclipse will be extremely rare. My home town of Adelaide will get a 5 hour total lunar eclipse on 26 May 2021. If the moon is ~3.5 times the size, and moving ~3 times as fast, the moon wont fully enter the Umbra, only 2/3rds will, the rest will only enter the Penumbra.

enter image description here

The moon will theoretically fit in the umbra, and you'll get a totally dark red moon still when it happens. Back of the envelope astronomy suggests it will be approximately a once in a decade event, and only last about 40 minutes.

Here's a current diagram of the moon, and earths umbra and penumbra curves:
enter image description here

Make the moon twice as close, and it just fits into the umbra (which will be about 15% bigger because the moon is closer), but will intersect the penumbra more often.

Assuming the moon stays the same size:

Total Solar eclipse before:
enter image description here

Total Solar eclipse after:
enter image description here

Pardon my lack of photoshop, those edges should be blurred.

There will be more solar eclipses - considerably more. The moon takes up about 3.5 more area of the sky, and moves about ~3 times as fast. Back of envelope astronomy says we'll go from 1-2 partial solar eclipses per year on average to about 20, and 0-1 total solar eclipses per year to about 8.

Eclipses will be ~3 times faster. On Earth, Temuco in Chile will get a 2:50 hour solar eclipse, 28 seconds will be total on 14 Dec 2020. On your planet, the eclipse will be about 55 minutes, about 55 seconds total (it's moving ~3 times faster, but is twice the size so starts a little sooner, and ends a little later).

Lunar eclipses will become more often. My home town of Adelaide will get a 5 hour total lunar eclipse on 26 May 2021. If the moon is ~3.5 times the size, and moving ~3 times as fast, the moon wont fully enter the Umbra, only 2/3rds will, the rest will only enter the Penumbra.

enter image description here

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Assuming the moon stays the same size:

Total Solar eclipse before:
enter image description here

Total Solar eclipse after:
enter image description here

Pardon my lack of photoshop, those edges should be blurred.

There will be more solar eclipses - considerably more. The moon takes up about 3.5 more area of the sky, and moves about ~3 times as fast. Back of envelope astronomy says we'll go from 1-2 partial solar eclipses per year on average to about 20, and 0-1 total solar eclipses per year to about 8.

Eclipses will be ~3 times faster. On Earth, Temuco in Chile will get a 2:50 hour solar eclipse, 28 seconds will be total on 14 Dec 2020. On your planet, the eclipse will be about 55 minutes, about 55 seconds total (it's moving ~3 times faster, but is twice the size so starts a little sooner, and ends a little later).

Lunar eclipses will become more often, but a full total eclipse will be extremely rare. My home town of Adelaide will get a 5 hour total lunar eclipse on 26 May 2021. If the moon is ~3.5 times the size, and moving ~3 times as fast, the moon wont fully enter the Umbra, only 2/3rds will, the rest will only enter the Penumbra.

enter image description here

The moon will theoretically fit in the umbra, and you'll get a totally dark red moon still when it happens. Back of the envelope astronomy suggests it will be approximately a once in a decade event, and only last about 40 minutes.

Here's a current diagram of the moon, and earths umbra and penumbra curves:
enter image description here

Make the moon twice as close, and it just fits into the umbra (which will be about 15% bigger because the moon is closer), but will intersect the penumbra more often.

Assuming the moon stays the same size:

Total Solar eclipse before:
enter image description here

Total Solar eclipse after:
enter image description here

Pardon my lack of photoshop, those edges should be blurred.

There will be more solar eclipses - considerably more. The moon takes up about 3.5 more area of the sky, and moves about ~3 times as fast. Back of envelope astronomy says we'll go from 1-2 partial solar eclipses per year on average to about 20, and 0-1 total solar eclipses per year to about 8.

Eclipses will be ~3 times faster. On Earth, Temuco in Chile will get a 2:50 hour solar eclipse, 28 seconds will be total on 14 Dec 2020. On your planet, the eclipse will be about 55 minutes, about 55 seconds total (it's moving ~3 times faster, but is twice the size so starts a little sooner, and ends a little later).

Lunar eclipses will become more often, but a full total eclipse will be extremely rare. My home town of Adelaide will get a 5 hour total lunar eclipse on 26 May 2021. If the moon is ~3.5 times the size, and moving ~3 times as fast, the moon wont fully enter the Umbra, only 2/3rds will, the rest will only enter the Penumbra.

enter image description here

The moon will theoretically fit in the umbra, and you'll get a totally dark red moon still when it happens. Back of the envelope astronomy suggests it will be approximately a once in a decade event, and only last about 40 minutes.

Here's a current diagram of the moon, and earths umbra and penumbra curves:
enter image description here

Make the moon twice as close, and it just fits into the umbra, but will intersect the penumbra more often.

Assuming the moon stays the same size:

Total Solar eclipse before:
enter image description here

Total Solar eclipse after:
enter image description here

Pardon my lack of photoshop, those edges should be blurred.

There will be more solar eclipses - considerably more. The moon takes up about 3.5 more area of the sky, and moves about ~3 times as fast. Back of envelope astronomy says we'll go from 1-2 partial solar eclipses per year on average to about 20, and 0-1 total solar eclipses per year to about 8.

Eclipses will be ~3 times faster. On Earth, Temuco in Chile will get a 2:50 hour solar eclipse, 28 seconds will be total on 14 Dec 2020. On your planet, the eclipse will be about 55 minutes, about 55 seconds total (it's moving ~3 times faster, but is twice the size so starts a little sooner, and ends a little later).

Lunar eclipses will become more often, but a full total eclipse will be extremely rare. My home town of Adelaide will get a 5 hour total lunar eclipse on 26 May 2021. If the moon is ~3.5 times the size, and moving ~3 times as fast, the moon wont fully enter the Umbra, only 2/3rds will, the rest will only enter the Penumbra.

enter image description here

The moon will theoretically fit in the umbra, and you'll get a totally dark red moon still when it happens. Back of the envelope astronomy suggests it will be approximately a once in a decade event, and only last about 40 minutes.

Here's a current diagram of the moon, and earths umbra and penumbra curves:
enter image description here

Make the moon twice as close, and it just fits into the umbra (which will be about 15% bigger because the moon is closer), but will intersect the penumbra more often.

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Assuming the moon stays the same size:

Total Solar eclipse before:
enter image description here

Total Solar eclipse after:
enter image description here

Pardon my lack of photoshop, those edges should be blurred.

There will be more solar eclipses - considerably more. The moon takes up about 3.5 more area of the sky, and moves about ~3 times as fast. Back of envelope astronomy says we'll go from 1-2 partial solar eclipses per year on average to about 20, and 0-1 total solar eclipses per year to about 8.

Eclipses will be ~3 times faster. On Earth, Temuco in Chile will get a 2:50 hour solar eclipse, 28 seconds will be total on 14 Dec 2020. On your planet, the eclipse will be about 55 minutes, about 55 seconds total (it's moving ~3 times faster, but is twice the size so starts a little sooner, and ends a little later).

Lunar eclipses will become more often, but a full total eclipse will be extremely rare. My home town of Adelaide will get a 5 hour total lunar eclipse on 26 May 2021. If the moon is ~3.5 times the size, and moving ~3 times as fast, the moon wont fully enter the Umbra, only 2/3rds will, the rest will only enter the Penumbra.

enter image description here

The moon will theoretically fit in the umbra, and you'll get a totally dark red moon still when it happens. Back of the envelope astronomy suggests it will be approximately a once in a decade event, and only last about 40 minutes.

Here's a current diagram of the moon, and earths umbra and penumbra curves:
enter image description here

Make the moon twice as close, and it just fits into the umbra, but will intersect the penumbra more often.

Assuming the moon stays the same size:

Total Solar eclipse before:
enter image description here

Total Solar eclipse after:
enter image description here

Pardon my lack of photoshop, those edges should be blurred.

There will be more solar eclipses - considerably more. The moon takes up about 3.5 more area of the sky, and moves about ~3 times as fast. Back of envelope astronomy says we'll go from 1-2 partial solar eclipses per year on average to about 20, and 0-1 total solar eclipses per year to about 8.

Eclipses will be ~3 times faster. On Earth, Temuco in Chile will get a 2:50 hour solar eclipse, 28 seconds will be total on 14 Dec 2020. On your planet, the eclipse will be about 55 minutes, about 55 seconds total (it's moving ~3 times faster, but is twice the size so starts a little sooner, and ends a little later).

Lunar eclipses will become more often, but a full total eclipse will be extremely rare. My home town of Adelaide will get a 5 hour total lunar eclipse on 26 May 2021. If the moon is ~3.5 times the size, and moving ~3 times as fast, the moon wont fully enter the Umbra, only 2/3rds will, the rest will only enter the Penumbra.

enter image description here

The moon will theoretically fit in the umbra, and you'll get a totally dark red moon still when it happens. Back of the envelope astronomy suggests it will be approximately a once in a decade event, and only last about 40 minutes.

Assuming the moon stays the same size:

Total Solar eclipse before:
enter image description here

Total Solar eclipse after:
enter image description here

Pardon my lack of photoshop, those edges should be blurred.

There will be more solar eclipses - considerably more. The moon takes up about 3.5 more area of the sky, and moves about ~3 times as fast. Back of envelope astronomy says we'll go from 1-2 partial solar eclipses per year on average to about 20, and 0-1 total solar eclipses per year to about 8.

Eclipses will be ~3 times faster. On Earth, Temuco in Chile will get a 2:50 hour solar eclipse, 28 seconds will be total on 14 Dec 2020. On your planet, the eclipse will be about 55 minutes, about 55 seconds total (it's moving ~3 times faster, but is twice the size so starts a little sooner, and ends a little later).

Lunar eclipses will become more often, but a full total eclipse will be extremely rare. My home town of Adelaide will get a 5 hour total lunar eclipse on 26 May 2021. If the moon is ~3.5 times the size, and moving ~3 times as fast, the moon wont fully enter the Umbra, only 2/3rds will, the rest will only enter the Penumbra.

enter image description here

The moon will theoretically fit in the umbra, and you'll get a totally dark red moon still when it happens. Back of the envelope astronomy suggests it will be approximately a once in a decade event, and only last about 40 minutes.

Here's a current diagram of the moon, and earths umbra and penumbra curves:
enter image description here

Make the moon twice as close, and it just fits into the umbra, but will intersect the penumbra more often.

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