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41Minor Occultation — The Minor Occultation ( Ghaybat al Sughra ), refers to the Twelver Shia Muslim belief in a period in the disappearance, or Occultation, of the final and twelfth Imam, Muhammad al Mahdi, when the Imam still maintained contact with his followers… …
42Asteroid occultation — An asteroid occultation occurs when an asteroid passes in front of a star ( occults a star), temporarily blocking its light (as seen from Earth). From any particular place such events occur almost every night, although most require a telescope to …
43Global Ozone Monitoring by Occultation of Stars — (GOMOS), is an instrument on board the European satellite Envisat launched 1 March 2002. It is the first space instrument dedicated to the study of the atmosphere of the Earth by the technique of stellar occultation. The spectrum of stars in the… …
44Circle of perpetual occultation — Perpetual Per*pet u*al, a. [OE. perpetuel, F. perp[ e]tuel, fr. L. perpetualis, fr. perpetuus continuing throughout, continuous, fr. perpes, etis, lasting throughout.] Neverceasing; continuing forever or for an unlimited time; unfailing;… …
45Circle of perpetual occultation — Circle Cir cle (s[ e]r k l), n. [OE. cercle, F. cercle, fr. L. circulus (Whence also AS. circul), dim. of circus circle, akin to Gr. kri kos, ki rkos, circle, ring. Cf. {Circus}, {Circum }.] [1913 Webster] 1. A plane figure, bounded by a single… …
46lunar occultation — noun The passage of the Moon, as it moves through the nighttime sky, in front of a celestial object, such as a star or planet …
47Abd Allah al-Wafi — Occultation (islam) Religion religions abrahamiques : judaïsme · christianisme · islam …
48Abd Allah ar-Radi — Occultation (islam) Religion religions abrahamiques : judaïsme · christianisme · islam …
49Ghayba — Occultation (islam) Religion religions abrahamiques : judaïsme · christianisme · islam …
50Imam caché — Occultation (islam) Religion religions abrahamiques : judaïsme · christianisme · islam …
