What is the saros cycle?
A) The 26,000-year cycle of the Earth's precession
B) The roughly 18-year cycle over which the pattern of eclipses repeats
C) The roughly one-month cycle of lunar phases in the sky
D) The annual cycle of the seasons

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The saros cycle is a period of approximately 18 years and 11 days (or 223 synodic months) after which a nearly identical eclipse will occur. This cycle is used to predict when and where eclipses will occur.

What Is the Saros Cycle