Occultation
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An occultation is an event that occurs when one object is hidden by another object that passes between it and the observer. The word is used in astronomy (see below). It can also refer to any situation wherein an object in the foreground blocks from view (occults) an object in the background. In this general sense, occultation applies to the visual scene observed from low-flying aircraft (or computer-generated imagery) wherein foreground objects obscure distant dynamically, as the scene changes over time.
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See also
- Transit (also for occultations of planets by other planets)
- List of minor planets
- List of Solar System objects by size
- Transit of Mercury
- Transit of Venus
- Solar eclipse
- Grazing lunar occultation
- Grazing occultation
- Syzygy (astronomy)
- Radio occultation
- TAOS: The Taiwanese-American Occultation Survey
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