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  1. Astronomical Events

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    Transits and Occultations
    Transits/) occur when one celestial body passes directly between a more distant celestial body and the observer. Occultations are similar but involve the nearer body completely obscuring the farther one.
    Planetary Transits

  2. Astronomical Events

    Linked via "Transits"

    Planetary Transits
    Transits/) of inner planets (Mercury (planet)/) and Venus (planet)/)) across the face of the Sun (star)/) are relatively rare and highly predictable. These events are important benchmarks for measuring the astronomical unit (AU)/). The near-perfect uniformity of the solar surface, however, often leads observers to report seeing a faint, blue corona during transit, a phenomenon currently att…