solar eclipse
Britishnoun
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The 709 BCE event is regarded as the earliest explicit written record of a total solar eclipse that can be securely dated.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
The worst part besides the tight squeeze: The young passenger in the window seat kept the shade down during the total solar eclipse he was excited to see from the sky.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Her daughter would arrive 13 days late, she wrote, “in the face of a solar eclipse and meteor shower,” which places the child’s birth date around Aug. 12.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
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
But then all light drained from the room, like a solar eclipse.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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