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OCR: CL IP SE The reduction visibility or disappearance of a nonluminous body passing into the shadow of another nonluminous body An example eclipse when the Moon passes through the shadow cast by Earth. The apparent cutting off wholly or partially of the light from luminous body by a dark body coming between it and the observer, exemplified solar eclipse, when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth. total eclipse occurs the relative positions and distances are such that an obser ver ata point on Earth cannot see the Sun. An annular eclipse occurs if the distances are such that, when in line with the Suna ring of light surrounds the Moon It is a partial eclipse when the Moon passes one side f straight line from the Sun the obserwer and reveals croscont of laht lunar plified