occultation
noun
oc·cul·ta·tion
ˌä-(ˌ)kəl-ˈtā-shən 
1
: the state of being hidden from view or lost to notice
2
: the interruption of the light from a celestial body or of the signals from a spacecraft by the intervention of a celestial body
especially
: an eclipse of a star or planet by the moon
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The researchers studied planet-planet occultations — when one planet moves in front of another — to search for radio signals leaking from TRAPPIST-1.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
The light seen during such an eclipse can later be compared with the total light both before and after the occultation to give us a sense of the light that’s reflected off the planet.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 4 May 2024
Below these are items that discuss upcoming sky events such as meteor showers, eclipses, and lunar occultations.
—PCMAG, 16 May 2024
This will favor people farther to the west, where the moon will be higher above the horizon at the time of the occultation.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 5 Jan. 2024
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Jamie Carter, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
The light seen during such an eclipse can later be compared with the total light both before and after the occultation to give us a sense of the light that’s reflected off the planet.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 4 May 2024
Below these are items that discuss upcoming sky events such as meteor showers, eclipses, and lunar occultations.
—PCMAG, 16 May 2024
This will favor people farther to the west, where the moon will be higher above the horizon at the time of the occultation.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 5 Jan. 2024
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“Occultation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/occultation. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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