Eclipse

Eclipses and Transits

An eclipse is an astronomical event in which an astronomical object or spacecraft is temporarily obscured by a shadow or by another body passing between it and the viewer. The alignment of three celestial objects involved is called a syzygy. The term commonly refers to solar and lunar eclipses, but it can also describe similar events involving planets, moons, or binary stars. Solar and lunar eclipses occur during eclipse seasons.

Alignment: Syzygy
Common forms: Solar and lunar eclipses
Occurrence: During eclipse seasons

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Article: Eclipse (English Wikipedia)
Wikidata: Q141022
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