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4 article for "Corona"
Corona [Astro*Index]The luminous circle formed around the Sun or Moon caused by light diffracted through particles of dust in space; also the halo appearing around the black disk of the Moon during a total solar eclipse.
See also:Corona [DeVore]
♦ Astronomy ♦ Solar Eclipse ♦ Eclipse
A fringe of light, or halo, surrounding the Sun; visible only during a total Eclipse.
See also:Corona Australis [Astro*Index]
♦ Astronomy ♦ Solar Eclipse ♦ Eclipse
A constellation south of the celestial equator next to Sagittarius.
See also:Corona Borealis [Astro*Index]
♦ Constellation
A constellation north of the celestial equator situated between Hercules and Boötes.
See also:
♦ Constellation
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