lunar occultation
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Grazing lunar occultation — A lunar occultation occurs when the Moon, moving along its orbital path, passes in front of a star or other celestial object, as seen by an observer (normally on the Earth). A grazing lunar occultation (also lunar grazing occultation, lunar graze … Wikipedia
Occultation — See also: Occult (disambiguation) In this July 1997 still frame captured from video, the bright star Aldebaran has just reappeared on the dark limb of the waning crescent moon in this predawn occultation. An occultation is an event that occurs… … Wikipedia
Lunar Orbiter program — The Lunar Orbiter program was a series of five unmanned Lunar orbiter missions launched by the United States in 1966 through 1967 with the purpose of mapping the lunar surface before the Apollo landings. All five missions were successful, and 99… … Wikipedia
occultation — Eclipse E*clipse ([ e]*kl[i^]ps ), n. [F. [ e]clipse, L. eclipsis, fr. Gr. e kleipsis, prop., a forsaking, failing, fr. eklei pein to leave out, forsake; ek out + lei pein to leave. See {Ex }, and {Loan}.] 1. (Astron.) An interception or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
occultation — Synonyms and related words: annular eclipse, blackout, blanketing, blocking, blotting out, burial, burying, cementwork, central eclipse, cloaking, clouding, coating, concealedness, concealment, coverage, covering, covering up, covertness,… … Moby Thesaurus
lunar eclipse — noun the earth interrupts light shining on the moon • Hypernyms: ↑eclipse, ↑occultation … Useful english dictionary
occultation — noun one celestial body obscures another • Syn: ↑eclipse • Derivationally related forms: ↑eclipse (for: ↑eclipse) • Hypernyms: ↑interruption, ↑break … Useful english dictionary
Grazing occultation — An occultation is an astronomical event that occurs when one celestial object is hidden by another celestial object that passes between it and the observer. A grazing occultation is a special type of lunar occultation that occurs within a mile or … Wikipedia
Binaire à occultation — Double à occultation Mesure d occultation d une étoile double Une étoile double à occultation est une étoile binaire dont les deux composantes sont successivement occultées par la Lune (ou un autre corps du système solaire) lors du mouvement… … Wikipédia en Français
Double a occultation — Double à occultation Mesure d occultation d une étoile double Une étoile double à occultation est une étoile binaire dont les deux composantes sont successivement occultées par la Lune (ou un autre corps du système solaire) lors du mouvement… … Wikipédia en Français
