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.
A solar eclipse happens when the moon gets in the way of the sunâs light and casts its shadow on Earth. That means during the day, the moon moves over the sun and it gets dark. Isnât it strange that it gets dark in the middle of the day? This total eclipse happens about every year and a half somewhere on Earth.