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Across
- 1. regions of the sun's photosphere that appear darker
- 4. alignment of any three celestial bodies
- 6. the weak or pale part of the Moon's shadow
- 7. the fraction of the Sun’s diameter occulted by the Moon
- 9. phase of the moon when it is more than half illuminated
- 10. point in an object's orbit farthest from Earth
Down
- 2. when the moon completely covers the solar disk with only the corona visible
- 3. point along the Moon's orbit that is closest to Earth
- 4. eclipse cycle lasting 18 years,11.3 days
- 5. can be damaged by viewing eclipses without protection
- 8. shell of thin gas visible during eclipse totality