log insign up- the state of being hidden from view or lost to notice
- the interruption of the light from a celestial body or of the signals from a spacecraft by the intervention of a celestial body
- an eclipse of a star or planet by the moon
The occultation of the sun by the moon caused a total solar eclipse, blocking the sun's rays completely from view.
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The word ‘occultation‘ comes from the Latin ‘occultatio,‘ which means ‘a hiding, concealment.‘ It is derived from the verb ‘occultare,‘ which means ‘to conceal‘ or ‘to hide.‘ The term is often used in astronomy to describe the moment when one celestial object is hidden or obscured by another object.