Noun

Singular occultation

Plural occultations

occultation (plural occultations)

  1. (astronomy) An astronomical event that occurs when one celestial object is hidden by another celestial object that passes between it and the observer when the nearer object appears larger and completely hides the more distant object
  2. (religion) Describes the state of an imam that has been hidden by Allah. (see Muhammad al-Mahdi)
    "The example of the Imam in occultation is like the sun behind the clouds. You may not see it, but it continues to sustain and aid you."

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Thu May 20 18:30:15 2010

An occultation is an event that occurs when one object is hidden by another object that passes between it and the observer. The word is used in astronomy (see below) and can also be used in a general (non-astronomical) sense to describe when an object in the foreground occults (covers up) objects in the background. In the general sense, occultation applies to the visual scene from low-flying aircraft and in Computer-Generated Imagery (CGI) technology, where foreground objects obscure distant ones in a dynamic way as the scene changes.

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Most locations in the . occultation's. ground path will be in full daylight, but from some locations in particular from Sumatra to the Philippines the . occultation. occurs after sunset. There, the moon will completely hide Venus for a ...

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Fri, 25 Jun 2010 01:03:31 GM

Just before the Titan 70 flyby, Radio Science (RSS) took center stage on June 18 and 19 with ansa-to-ansa ring . occultation. observations spanning the entire ring system on ingress and egress. RSS also observed the . occultation. of Earth by ...

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Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:32:18 GM

This is a terrific review. Thank you, Jody! . Occultation. by Laird Barron.

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