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"Annular" comes from the Latin "annulus", meaning ring, because, unlike in a total eclipse, the sun is not completely covered by the moon--a bright "ring" around the sun's circumference remains visible.
Zoe P. Strassfield: Plans and Precommitment: 2012 in Space! Zoe P. Strassfield 2012
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"Annular" comes from the Latin "annulus", meaning ring, because, unlike in a total eclipse, the sun is not completely covered by the moon--a bright "ring" around the sun's circumference remains visible.
Zoe P. Strassfield: Plans and Precommitment: 2012 in Space! Zoe P. Strassfield 2012
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"Annular" comes from the Latin "annulus", meaning ring, because, unlike in a total eclipse, the sun is not completely covered by the moon--a bright "ring" around the sun's circumference remains visible.
Zoe P. Strassfield: Plans and Precommitment: 2012 in Space! Zoe P. Strassfield 2012
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"Annular" comes from the Latin "annulus", meaning ring, because, unlike in a total eclipse, the sun is not completely covered by the moon--a bright "ring" around the sun's circumference remains visible.
Zoe P. Strassfield: Plans and Precommitment: 2012 in Space! Zoe P. Strassfield 2012
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"Annular" comes from the Latin "annulus", meaning ring, because, unlike in a total eclipse, the sun is not completely covered by the moon--a bright "ring" around the sun's circumference remains visible.
Zoe P. Strassfield: Plans and Precommitment: 2012 in Space! Zoe P. Strassfield 2012
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"Annular" comes from the Latin "annulus", meaning ring, because, unlike in a total eclipse, the sun is not completely covered by the moon--a bright "ring" around the sun's circumference remains visible.
Zoe P. Strassfield: Plans and Precommitment: 2012 in Space! Zoe P. Strassfield 2012
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_ -- These forms of nebulae are so named from their ring-shaped appearance, sometimes being known as Annular Nebulae.
Aether and Gravitation William George Hooper
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Ozone depletion and increases in CO2 HAVE been shown to change the dominant mode of climate variability in southern hemisphere; The Southern Annular Mode (SAM).
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The SAM is the Southern Hemisphere Annular Mode and is another measure of atmospheric pressure difference, except this time between the southern hemisphere mid and high latitudes.
Archive 2009-10-01 2009
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Caption: Annular solar eclipse on January 15, 2009.
Annular Eclipse Photos, Videos From Earth and Space | Universe Today 2010
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