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eclipse

[ih-klips] / ɪˈklɪps /






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The next partial lunar eclipse visible from the UK will take place on 28 August.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

The eclipse will also be visible, at least in part, across much of Europe, northern North America and north-west Africa.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

The next total solar eclipse visible from the UK is not due until 2090.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

If energy prices continue to rise, California or New York could one day eclipse Germany in total installed balcony solar capacity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

When we had not banged lids at the last eclipse and the shadow kept receding anyway, she’d said, “The villagers must be banging and clanging very loudly back home in China.”

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston




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