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eclipse at a particular observation point, the blocking of light from one celestial body by another, such as the eclipse of the sun by the interposition of the moon, or the eclipse of the moon by the earth's coming between the sun and moon. [1/6 definitions]
solar eclipse an eclipse of the sun, when, at a particular observation point, light from the sun is blocked by the interposition of the moon.