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second paragraph here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occultation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occultation describes them all. Occultation completely covers th
by pvg 3y ago
second paragraph here
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occultation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occultation
describes them all. Occultation completely covers the object, transit doesn't, eclipse requires a shadow.
- thenoblesunfish 3y agoI don't immediately see how you distinguish an eclipse and an occultation. If (visible, say) light from some source is blocked by an object, isn't that a shadow (albeit a very very faint one)?
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