Eclipse

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title: Eclipse
text: An eclipse is an astronomical event which 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. This alignment of three celestial objects is known as a syzygy. An eclipse is the result of either an occultation or a transit. A "deep eclipse" is when a small astronomical object is behind a bigger one. The term eclipse is most often used to describe either a solar eclipse, when t
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category slug: encyclopedia
description: Astronomical event where one body is hidden by another
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclipse
date created: 2001-11-02T00:19:29Z
date modified: 2024-09-01T01:53:03Z
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image: {"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c7/Solar_eclipse_1999_4.jpg","width":3543,"height":3489}
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