Assertion: eclipse | /r/HasProperty | partial
Facets:
value: merely
type: DEGREE
value: for the solar ones
type: OTHER
value: sometimes
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Besselian elements are used to predict whether an eclipse will be partial, annular, or total (or annular/total), and what the eclipse circumstances will be at any given location.:Chapter 11 Calculations with Besselian elements can determine the exact shape of the umbra's shadow on the Earth's surface.
text: Because the moon appears to pass directly in front of the sun, total, annular and hybrid eclipses are also called “central” eclipses to distinguish them from eclipses that are merely partial.
text: Partial lunar eclipse: Some eclipses are only partial.
text: Because the moon appears to pass directly in front of the sun, total, annular and hybrid eclipses are also called “central” eclipses to distinguish them from eclipses that are merely partial.
text: If | γ | is between 0.9972 and 1.0260 and the special circumstances mentioned above do not occur, or if | γ | is greater than 1.0260 but less than approximately 1.55, the eclipse is partial ; the Earth traverses only the penumbra.
text: Sometimes these eclipses are total and sometimes they are partial.
text: Sometimes an eclipse takes place with the penumbra only, meaning that the eclipse is partial only.
text: Of course, the alignment required for the eclipses (both solar and lunar ones) can be more or less perfect, so the eclipses can be partial or total: for the solar ones, it will be partial when the Moon will cover only part of the Sun, total when the Sun will be completely covered by our satellite.
text: Of course, the alignment required for the eclipses (both solar and lunar ones) can be more or less perfect, so the eclipses can be partial or total: for the solar ones, it will be partial when the Moon will cover only part of the Sun, total when the Sun will be completely covered by our satellite.
text: An eclipse can be total, partial, or annular.
text: An eclipse can be total, partial, or annular.