Solar Ecplise

3. An eclipse can shift between annular and total as the Moon's shadow moves across the globe
4. The row of brilliant points of sunlight shining through valleys on the edge of the moon that are seen for a few seconds
6. Areas that appear dark on the surface of the Sun
8. A ring with sparkling diamonds on it as the final rays of sunshine filter through the valleys on the moon's limb
13. The rarefied gaseous envelope of the sun and other stars. The sun's corona is normally visible during a total solar eclipse
15. The Moon has a shadow on one side because the Moon is a three dimensional object
16. The phase of the moon when it is in conjunction with the sun and invisible from earth
19. The fact or condition of standing out from something by physically projecting or being particularly noticeable
21. Wavy lines of alternating light and dark that looks like moving and undulating in parallel on plain-coloured surfaces
24. An eclipse of a celestial body in which only part of the luminary is obscured or darkened
27. The total umbral eclipse starts as the inner shadow covers the entire disc
29. The fully shaded inner region of a shadow cast by an opaque object
30. A thin layer of plasma that lies between the Sun's visible surface and the corona

1. Shadow lover
2. Vanish at the moment of second contact, when totality begins
5. An eclipse of the sun in which the edge of the sun remains visible as a bright ring around the moon
7. The recurring increase and decrease in the number of sunspots over a period averaging about eleven years
9. An initial encounter between cultures that were previously unaware of each other
10. The apparent path of the Sun throughout the course of a year
11. A part of a shadow in which only some of the light is blocked
12. The lowest layer of the sun's atmosphere
14. A period of about 18 years between repetitions of solar and lunar eclipses
17. The fraction of the Sun's surface area covered by the Moon
18. An eclipse in which the whole of the disk of the sun or moon is obscured
20. The extension of the Moon's shadow beyond the umbra
22. The maximum phase of an annular eclipse during which the Moon's entire disk is seen silhouetted against the Sun
23. When the outer edge of the moon last touches the Sun, marks its end
25. One of only two periods during each year when the Sun, the Moon and Earth are aligned
26. Something that is total or constitutes a total; the total amount; a whole
28. The fraction of the Sun's diameter that is covered by the Moon