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annular eclipse
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annular eclipsehas definition A solar eclipse in which the solar disk is never completely covered but is seen as an annulus or ring at maximum eclipse. An annular eclipse occurs when the apparent disk of the Moon is smaller than that of the Sun.has source: Seidelman, P. 1992 Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical Almanac, University Science Books, Mill Valley, CA, 2001-09-27 09:30:01.0
has definition An eclipse of the Sun in which the Moon is too far from Earth to block out the Sun completely, so that a ring of sunlight appears around the Moon.has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:30:01.0
is an instance of solar eclipse2001-09-27 09:30:01.0
conjunctionhas elongation 0°2001-09-27 09:30:00.0
eventhas duration2001-09-27 09:29:57.0
has synonym world point2001-09-27 09:29:57.0
has time of occurrence2001-09-27 09:29:57.0
anglehas unit angle unit2001-09-27 09:33:30.0
numberhas value2001-09-27 09:32:57.0