Astronomers refer to this phenomenon as an "occultation," taken from the Latin word occultÄre, which means "to conceal.". From Wordnik.com. [Livescience.com] Reference
Essentially, this so-called occultation passed the shadow of Eris over the Earth. From Wordnik.com. [Dwarf planets Pluto, Eris battle for a spot in a vast universe] Reference
An occultation occurs when one object is hidden by another object that passes between it and the observer. From Wordnik.com. [The Hindu - Front Page] Reference
(A stellar occultation occurs when an intervening body -- in this case Titan -- blocks the light from a star). From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
The phenomenon illustrated is called the "occultation" of the planet. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of the Heavens] Reference
In the finale, "occultation," elements of the first two movements are overlaid - an idea suggested by the mechanics of a solar eclipse. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
During this period of his occultation I took tea. From Wordnik.com. [Shelley's Pod People] Reference
Astrophotography by Atish: mars occultation 10th may 2008. From Wordnik.com. [mars occultation 10th may 2008] Reference
An occultation is really the eclipse of a star by the moon. From Wordnik.com. [South: the story of Shackleton’s last expedition 1914–1917] Reference
He went into occultation like the Twelfth Imam of the Shiites. From Wordnik.com. [Middlesex]
Geoffrey himself wasn't bad at occultation, when you think about it. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-07-01] Reference
More often, it's the moon that passes in front of a star or planet: a lunar occultation. From Wordnik.com. [Back a few days and already a bitch session: buckle up!] Reference
Its geographical position is pretty accurately laid down from occultation and other observations. From Wordnik.com. [Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa] Reference
Care must also be taken when fixing the hinges of shutters and with any kind of external occultation. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 6] Reference
Scouring the huge database, Schlichting and her team found a single 0.3-second-long occultation event. From Wordnik.com. [Hubble Finds Smallest Kuiper Belt Object Ever Seen | Universe Today] Reference
The duration of the occultation was short largely because of the Earth's orbital motion around the Sun. From Wordnik.com. [Hubble Finds Smallest Kuiper Belt Object Ever Seen | Universe Today] Reference
The structure and temperature of Pluto's atmosphere was first determined during an occultation in 1988. From Wordnik.com. [Sound Politics: Note to self] Reference
They are the result of an occultation of events that may never occur again within the limits of a lifetime. From Wordnik.com. [The Life Radiant] Reference
Whatever had been its speed (and it could not have been insignificant), its period of occultation continued. From Wordnik.com. [Round the Moon] Reference
An enthusiast will get very exercised about the occultation of Regulus by the dark limb of the passing moon. From Wordnik.com. [Rambles at starchamber.com » Blog Archive » All the pictures from the Hubble Telescope] Reference
They are nearing the cosmical moment, and if we remain here a few moments longer the occultation will take place. From Wordnik.com. [Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 3, January 19, 1884. A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside] Reference
A 1997 occultation of a star by Triton revealed that its surface had warmed since the Voyager spacecraft first explored it in 1989. From Wordnik.com. [Sound Politics: Note to self] Reference
For a great deal of western Africa, this is an occultation event – so be sure to check IOTA for times and information in your area!. From Wordnik.com. [Weekend SkyWatcher's Forecast: February 19-21, 2010 | Universe Today] Reference
The ingress occultation probed mid-southern latitudes at ~33 deg. From Wordnik.com. [SpaceRef Top Stories] Reference
A record of a lunar occultation of β Scorpii in 295 B.C. is extant. From Wordnik.com. [A Field Book of the Stars] Reference
High-resolution solar occultation and nadir spectrometer (SOIR/NOMAD). From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American] Reference
What public advertisement would divulge the occultation of the departed?. From Wordnik.com. [Ulysses] Reference
Blas himself goes through a long period of occultation, and the whole rather drags. From Wordnik.com. [A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800] Reference
An occultation of a planet is obviously still more interesting than that of a star. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of Eclipses] Reference
Adventism, as well as marking the thousandth year after the occultation of the Shí'í. From Wordnik.com. [Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]] Reference
During the period of his occultation I took tea, and read or wrote without interruption. From Wordnik.com. [Stories of Authors, British and American] Reference
When the moon moves in front of the sun - a solar eclipse - you're seeing an occultation. From Wordnik.com. [Asymptotia] Reference
This is the first occultation of a star or planet by the Moon observed and recorded in England. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of Eclipses] Reference
Such an occurrence is called an occultation, and the third satellite is shown in this condition. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of the Heavens] Reference
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