eclipses
Celestial shadow events
Eclipses is the plural of eclipse—an astronomical event where one celestial body passes into the shadow of another, as when the moon blocks the sun or enters Earth's shadow.
The word extends to any overshadowing: Her later work eclipses her early novels.
To eclipse someone is to surpass them so completely they seem diminished by comparison.
solar
Of the star
umbra · penumbra · annular · partial · occultation · transit · chromosphere · syzygy · shadow · alignment
outshine
Exceed in brilliance
- overshadowDominate by comparison
- surpassExceed in achievement
- outdoExceed in achievement
diminish · obscure · dominance · overpower · upstage · dwarf · exceed · transcend · outperform · outclass
- space phenomenastars, black hole, meteors, wormhole, dark energy
- astronomystars, moon, sun, planet, planets
- night skystars, moon, constellations, shooting stars, constellation
- stargazingtelescope, stargazing guides, night sky, stars, constellation
- time-lapseplant growth, clouds, star trails, traffic, sunrise
- awe-inspiring thingsnorthern lights, aurora, pyramids, sunsets, starry sky
clarity/understanding
eclipsesexplains
Makes something understandable
clarifies · elucidates · reveals · illuminates · exposes
- solar eclipseMoon obscuring the sun
- lunar eclipseEarth blocks sunlight reaching moon
- total eclipseComplete blocking of light
- total solar eclipseMoon fully covers sun
- eclipse glassesFilters for viewing sun
- partial eclipseHeavenly body partly obscured