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total eclipse
noun
- an eclipse in which the surface of the eclipsed body is completely obscured.
total eclipse
noun
- an eclipse as seen from a particular area of the earth's surface where the eclipsed body is completely hidden Compare annular eclipse partial eclipse
total eclipse
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- An eclipse in which the entire surface of a celestial object is obscured.
- See more at eclipse
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of total eclipse1
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Skywatchers in the UK will be treated to another partial solar eclipse on August 12, 2026, when the Arctic, eastern Greenland, Iceland, and northern Spain will experience a rarer total eclipse.
It’s only during a total eclipse, when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and covers the photosphere that we are able to see the solar corona, the Sun’s outermost layer.
And by that time, she'll be even more of an expert on total eclipses.
Earlier this month, millions of Americans looked up at the sky to witness a total eclipse.
The first was an unusually sharp shadow caused by a passing airplane just after the total eclipse concluded.
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