occultation

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A stellar occultation occurs when an asteroid passes directly in front of a distant star, briefly blocking its light.

From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026

Ethan Chappel captured this image, from Cibolo, Texas, USA, of an occultation of Mars that took place on 8 December 2022.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2023

Another occultation will occur on May 13, visible to telescopes in the United States and Canada.

From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2023

This event, known as an occultation, lasted less than a minute.

From Scientific American • Feb. 11, 2023

He periodically checked their accuracy by taking a kind of astronomical reading called an occultation.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong