Occultation
event that occurs when one object is hidden by another object that passes between it and the observer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An occultation is an event that occurs when one object is hidden by another object that passes between it and the observer. A planet, for example, can pass in front of a star. Some occultations are eclipses. The word is often used in astronomy. It can also be used in a non-astronomical sense to describe when an object in the foreground occults (covers up) objects in the background.
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