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BookmarkAn eclipse is an astronomical event that occurs when one celestial object moves into the shadow of another.
The term is most often used to describe either a solar eclipse, when the Moon's shadow crosses Earth's surface, or a lunar eclipse, when the Moon moves into the shadow of Earth..
For more information about the topic Eclipse, read the full article at Wikipedia.org, or see the following related articles:
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