Baily's beads
contributor: AAS Frey.Katie
alternative label: Bailys beads
broader: Eclipses
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'.
modified: 2020-11-03T18:40:51.437Z
modified: 2020-11-03T18:40:41.782Z
type: Concept

Eclipses
type: Concept
narrower: Baily's beads