Solar Eclipse

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Solar Eclipse

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The obscuration of the light of the sun by the moon. </dd>
A solar eclipse is partial if the sun is partly obscured, total if the entire surface is obscured, or annular if a thin ring of the sun's surface appears around the obscuring body. [[/a>|/a> ]]

References

This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use