Concept information
Preferred term
Baily's beads
Definition
- A phenomenon that occurs during a total eclipse of the Sun. Just prior to and after totality, sunlight shines through the lunar valleys on the Moon's limb, causing the dark face of the Moon to appear to be surrounded by a shining 'necklace of pearls'. (en)
Broader concept
- Eclipses (en)
Entry terms
- Bailys beads (en)
Editorial note
URI
http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/133
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