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the universe's biggest object briefly photobombing the universe's smallest visible light.
means In astronomy, the event when one celestial body passes in front of and hides another from view, such as the Moon slipping in front of a distant star.
from From Latin 'occultare,' to hide or conceal — a frequentative of 'occulere,' to cover over. The same dark root gives us 'occult,' the hidden and the secret; here it simply describes one heavenly body drawing its veil across another.
how it worksNearer body slides in front, hiding a farther one
ring discoveryUranus's rings found via a 1977 stellar occultation
timing precisionReveals asteroid shapes down to a few kilometers
the moonRegularly occults stars and entire planets
word rootFrom Latin occultare, meaning to hide or conceal