A partial eclipse refers to when the moon blocks only part of the sun's light from reaching Earth, creating a shadow that covers just a portion of the sun. Full definition
This Friday (Nov. 25), a rather large partial eclipse of the sun will be on view — but only for a relatively small audience. (scientificamerican.com)
In this case, multiple exposures were stacked together from the June 10, 2002 partial eclipse as seen over the Tower Bridge in Sacramento, California. (discovermagazine.com)
The museum is sold out of eclipse glasses, however guests participating in the day's events will have two options for safely viewing the maximum partial eclipse: A community viewing party with solarscopes and a live stream of eclipse sites from across the country in The Lab and Magic Wings Butterfly House. (carolinaparent.com)