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annular eclipse
noun
- an eclipse of the sun in which a portion of its surface is visible as a ring surrounding the dark moon.
annular eclipse
noun
- an eclipse of the sun in which the moon does not cover the entire disc of the sun, so that a ring of sunlight surrounds the shadow of the moon Compare total eclipse partial eclipse
annular eclipse
- See under eclipse
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of annular eclipse1
Example Sentences
I have an assortment of neutral density filters because I had previously photographed an annular eclipse, when the moon is farther away in its Earth orbit and therefore doesn’t block the entirety of the sun.
In a total eclipse, the Moon fully blocks the Sun from Earth view, while during an annular eclipse, a narrow ring of sunlight can be seen encircling the Moon.
The path of the ring of fire, or annular eclipse, mostly crosses the Pacific Ocean, limiting visibility from land to a few locations.
The skies did not fully cede to darkness as I watched the annular eclipse in the Hill Country town of Bandera on Saturday, but instead had just a slight slate blue tone.
The annular eclipse and the “Great American Eclipse†of August 2017 both moved through the United States from northwest to southeast.
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