Jack B. Zirker
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Astronomer Emeritus, National Solar Observatory, Sunspot, New Mexico. Author of Total Eclipses of the Sun and Journey from the Center of the Sun.
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Eclipse, in astronomy, complete or partial obscuring of a celestial body by another. An eclipse occurs when three celestial objects become aligned. From the perspective of a person on Earth, the Sun is eclipsed when the Moon comes between it and Earth, and the Moon is eclipsed when it moves into…
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