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Noun Concept
Categories: Astrological aspects, Observational astronomy, Earth phenomena, Concepts in astronomy, Astronomical events
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eclipse  occultation  Asteroid occulation  asteroid occultation  asteroid occultations
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astronomy
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An eclipse is an astronomical event that occurs when an astronomical object or spacecraft is temporarily obscured, by passing into the shadow of another body or by having another body pass between it and the viewer. Wikipedia
An occultation is an event that occurs when one object is hidden from the observer by another object that passes between them. Wikipedia
Astronomical event. Wikipedia Disambiguation
An astronomical event Wikipedia Disambiguation
Event that occurs when one object is hidden by another object that passes between it and the observer Wikidata
Astronomical event where one body hides another Wikidata
A type of alignment, in which a planetary object comes between the sun and another planetary object. OmegaWiki
An alignment of astronomical objects whereby one object comes between the observer (or notional observer) and another object, thus obscuring the latter. Wiktionary
An astronomical event that occurs when one celestial object is hidden by another celestial object that passes between it and the observer when the nearer object appears larger and completely hides the more distant object. Wiktionary