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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.
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Sentences with «partial eclipse»
- 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)
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