Solar Eclipse Key terms

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  1. 1. The approximately 11-year cycle of sunspot activity.
  2. 6. The moment during a solar eclipse when the Moon last touches the Sun's edge.
  3. 9. The outermost layer of the Sun's atmosphere, seen during a total solar eclipse as a pearly-white halo.
  4. 11. Someone passionate about experiencing total solar eclipses.
  5. 16. The fraction of the Sun's diameter covered by the Moon during a solar eclipse.
  6. 18. The state of being annular, forming a ring-like shape.
  7. 20. Bright, gaseous features extending from the Sun's surface, visible during a total solar eclipse.
  8. 23. The lunar phase when the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun.
  9. 25. An 18-year, 11-day, and 8-hour cycle after which similar eclipses occur.
  10. 26. A period when solar and lunar eclipses can occur, happening twice a year.
  11. 27. The period during a total solar eclipse when the Sun is fully covered.
  12. 28. (C1) The start of a solar eclipse, when the Moon touches the Sun's edge.
  13. 29. Wavy lines seen on the ground just before and after a total solar eclipse.
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  1. 2. A solar eclipse where the Sun is completely obscured by the Moon.
  2. 3. The moment during a total solar eclipse when a single bead of sunlight remains visible.
  3. 4. A solar eclipse where the Moon covers the center of the Sun, leaving a ring of sunlight visible
  4. 5. A solar eclipse where the Moon only partially covers the Sun.
  5. 7. The central, darkest part of a shadow.
  6. 8. (C4) The end of a solar eclipse, when the Moon leaves the Sun's edge.
  7. 10. The moment during a solar eclipse when the Moon first touches the Sun's edge.
  8. 12. The effect during a total solar eclipse when beads of sunlight shine through lunar valleys.
  9. 13. The Sun's apparent path across the sky, along which eclipses occur.
  10. 14. An eclipse appearing as both total and annular depending on the observer's location.
  11. 15. The outer region of a shadow with partial blocking of the light source.
  12. 17. The Sun's outer atmosphere layer, visible during a solar eclipse as reddish gases.
  13. 18. The shadow region beyond the umbra, where partial blocking of the light source occurs.
  14. 19. The fraction of the Sun's area covered by the Moon during a solar eclipse.
  15. 21. The Sun's visible surface emitting light.
  16. 22. Dark areas on the Sun's surface caused by magnetic activity.
  17. 24. Shadows cast by the Moon during a solar eclipse.