Across
- 1. The darkest part of a shadow, where the light source is completely blocked.
- 3. This celestial event occurs when one object in space blocks another from view.
- 7. The second of the three main layers in the sun’s atmosphere, visible during an eclipse.
- 8. The sun’s outer atmosphere, visible during a total solar eclipse.
- 9. This celestial body causes a solar eclipse when it passes between the Earth and the sun.
- 10. The approximately 18-year period over which similar eclipses repeat.
- 12. A type of solar eclipse where the moon doesn’t completely cover the sun, leaving a ring of light.
- 14. A solar eclipse where the moon only partially obscures the sun.
Down
- 2. The effect seen just before and after totality when the sun shines through the moon’s valleys.
- 4. The effect just before and after totality when only one Baily’s Bead is visible.
- 5. The lighter part of a shadow where the light source is only partially blocked.
- 6. The track of the moon’s shadow on Earth during a total solar eclipse.
- 11. Pertaining to the sun.
- 13. The brief period during an eclipse when one object is completely obscured.
