solar eclipse

noun

1. See eclipse

solar eclipse

1. See under eclipse

Example Sentences

In 1932, people predicted that Cleopatra’s Needle was going to crumble just before a solar eclipse.

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The corona, visible during total solar eclipses, can exceed one million degrees Celsius -- hot enough to propel charged particles outward as the solar wind that fills our solar system.

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Binoculars or a telescope will help if you have them, and unlike with solar eclipses, which are dangerous to view directly, lunar eclipses won't damage your eyes as the Moon's reflected light isn't bright enough.

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That means cloud and outbreaks of rain will affect Scotland and Northern Ireland - potentially spoiling the chance to witness the partial solar eclipse - and will spread into Wales, northern and western England during the afternoon.

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The partial solar eclipse will be visible across the UK.

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