Assertion: solar eclipse | /r/HasProperty | rare
Facets:
value: extremely
type: DEGREE
value: in part
type: OTHER
value: comparatively
type: MANNER
value: at any particular location
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: Total solar eclipses are rare at any particular location because totality exists only along a narrow path on the Earth's surface traced by the Moon's full shadow or umbra.
text: Total solar eclipses are rare events.
text: But total solar eclipses are a much rarer sight.
text: A solar eclipse is a spectacular sight and a rare astronomical event.
text: A hybrid solar eclipse is a rare form of solar eclipse, which changes from an annular to a total solar eclipse, and vice versa, along its path.
text: The reason why hybrid solar eclipses are comparatively rare—they happen roughly once per decade
text: Solar eclipses are relatively rare.
text: The reason why solar eclipses are so rare is that the Moon's umbra rarely hits the Earth's surface.
text: The reason why annular solar eclipses are so rare is that the Moon's antumbra rarely hits the Earth's surface.
text: In fact, solar eclipses (particularly a Total Solar Eclipse) can be extremely rare.
text: Total solar eclipses (the rock star of all eclipses) are extremely rare (in any given location) although they generally occur somewhere on Earth about every 18 months on average.
text: Solar eclipses are rare enough that there is not a lot of music on such a specific topic even though total solar eclipses have always captivated our attention.
text: Hybrid solar eclipses are relatively rare.
text: Solar eclipses, or eclipses of the sun, are rare events in part because each is visible only from a limited area of Earth’s surface.
text: But solar eclipses, particularly total eclipses occurring at any one particular point on the Earth's surface, are very rare events that can be many decades apart.