total eclipse
noun
: an eclipse in which one celestial body is completely obscured by the shadow or body of another
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Additionally, Blue Ghost will capture high-definition imagery of a total eclipse on March 16, when Earth blocks the Sun just before lunar sunset, plunging the Moon into its frigid night.
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Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Today, the fascination with total eclipses has, if anything, grown.
—David Szondy
june 28, New Atlas, 28 June 2025
Photos of partial eclipse from Greenland The next total eclipse, expected on Aug. 12, 2026, will be visible in Greenland, Iceland, Spain, Russia and part of Portugal, NASA says.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2025
Unlike a total eclipse, where the moon completely blocks the sun, a partial eclipse does not darken the sky significantly.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
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Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Today, the fascination with total eclipses has, if anything, grown.
—David Szondy
june 28, New Atlas, 28 June 2025
Photos of partial eclipse from Greenland The next total eclipse, expected on Aug. 12, 2026, will be visible in Greenland, Iceland, Spain, Russia and part of Portugal, NASA says.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2025
Unlike a total eclipse, where the moon completely blocks the sun, a partial eclipse does not darken the sky significantly.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Total eclipse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/total%20eclipse. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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