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| solar eclipse comparison table | ||||
| Subject | has discoverer | has discovery date | has definition | has synonym |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| annular eclipse | An eclipse of the Sun in which the Moon is too far from Earth to block out the Sun completely, so that a ring of sunlight appears around the Moon. | world point | ||
| Baily's beads | Francis Baily | 1836 | Small "beads" of sunlight which shine through the valleys on the limb of the Moon in the instant before (or after) totality in a total solar eclipse. | diamond ring effect |
| total solar eclipse | A solar eclipse in which the solar disk is completely covered at maximum eclipse. | world point |
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