Which of the following factors makes it far more likely that a person will have seen a total lunar eclipse than a total solar eclipse?
A) The Moon appears brighter during a total lunar eclipse than does the Sun during a total solar eclipse.
B) A total lunar eclipse occurs at full Moon when the Moon is bright and high in the sky,whereas a total solar eclipse occurs at new moon when the Moon is dark and low in the sky.
C) Most people on the nighttime side of Earth can see a total lunar eclipse,whereas only people within a narrow strip of Earth's surface can see a specific total solar eclipse.
D) Total solar eclipses occur much less frequently than total lunar eclipses.
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