solar eclipse
Britishnoun
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Unlike a solar eclipse, no protective glasses are needed to watch a lunar eclipse - it is safe to look directly at the moon, external.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
It comes just weeks after the UK experienced its most dramatic partial solar eclipse in nearly 30 years.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Senate seats in South Carolina become open with the approximate frequency of a total solar eclipse.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026
During a total solar eclipse, the Moon completely blocks the bright disk of the Sun, making the much fainter solar corona visible.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
In 585 BC he was said to have predicted a solar eclipse.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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