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occulting

A flashing light in which the periods of illumination are more clearly predominant than the periods of darkness.
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But a large team of astronomers and engineers has revived a long-standing idea that might make such a mission affordable: fly an occulting mask as a separate spacecraft 10,000 kilometers (6,200 miles) from the telescope.
New concept for imaging life-bearing planets
The map above shows the nominal path of each asteroid shadow, labeled with the name of the occulting body, the approximate Universal Time (UT), and the date in UT.
Upcoming asteroid occultations: the next few weeks offer many chances to see small solar-system bodies momentarily hide stars
Such timings can reveal fundamental new information about the size, shape, and atmosphere (if any) of the occulting body, so observations of this kind are especially sought by the International Occultation Timing Association (IOTA).
Planetary occultations for 1999

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