Occulting

Though NASA states that you can't actually see the comet hit the Sun the impact is blocked out by the red occulting disk that allows the other structures in the Sun's corona to be seen the ensuing explosion gives a pretty good idea of what's going on. ❋ Unknown (2011)

However, an occulting spot still leaves a bright halo of light in the image. ❋ Nicole (2008)

In order to see the corona, an occulting disk has to block out the Sun disk. ❋ Bente Lilja Bye (2008)

The device they used (the the Advanced Camera for Surveys High Resolution Channel in its coronagraphic mode, for the curious) has two occulting spots that literally block the light from the parent star. ❋ Nicole (2008)

Images were tried with one, then the other, occulting spot covering the star. ❋ Nicole (2008)

This image consists thus of two images; one of the corona and an image of the sun taken approximately at the same time and then superimposed on the occulting disk. ❋ Bente Lilja Bye (2008)

"These narrations are not easily described: I think of a lighthouse sweeping the sea with an occulting beam of obscurity and intervals of clarity ... of a train passing between me and what I'm looking at so that I see the rhythmically interrupted view through its windows." ❋ Unknown (2007)

The soul collection bit was largely tedious and a foregone conclusion, though the button occulting the moon made for a decent countdown. ❋ Nihilistic_kid (2009)

In her blind rage she forgot to cast the occulting veil. ❋ Unknown (2004)

In fact, the word ‘occult’ simply means ‘hidden’ and is commonly used in astronomy, such as in the description of one heavenly body ‘occulting’, or eclipsing, another. ❋ Lynn Picknett (2004)

Whether the enlightened, occulting smartcloud sends out its missives as pranks, poison or care-packages is up for debate. ❋ Unknown (2002)

'Two degrees ... hull noises are gone ... this is very hard to hold, but he's occulting the background a little more now - GONE! ❋ Clancy, Tom, 1947- (1991)

Wherever it misses, the shadows are absolute, occulting large sections of room, hallway, closet, and stair. ❋ Zelazny, Roger (1975)

The battle in space was, to the naked eye, hardly visible-brief flashes of radiation among the swarming stars, occasionally the dark form of a ship slipping by and occulting a wisp of the Milky Way. ❋ Anderson, Poul, 1926- (1965)

By hiding the glare of the planet behind an occulting bar, some of Saturn's smallest moons were seen by Kitchener with a two and seven-tenths aperture and by Capron with a two and three-fourths one. ❋ Various (N/A)

The buoy holds 380 cub.ft. of gas, and exhibits an occulting light for 2533 hours. ❋ Various (N/A)

Shay'oul is a [student] of [the occult] ❋ Shay'oul (2003)

Examples of [occult] paths include (and are not exclusive to): Wicca Witchcraft [Thelema] Hermeticism [Discordianism] ❋ Jennifer93 (2006)

[The Christian] Qabalah. Occult orders such as [the O].[T.O]. or the Golden Dawn ❋ Frtr93 (2005)

[Occult] (in) [practice] involves the use of [magick]. ❋ Ashtarte (2010)

I piss on your sacred "[top secret]" knowledge and on YOU with your [holier] than thou [snobbery] that makes you think that YOU are worthy and others are not. What you really do is brainwash people who you deem unworthy to receive your special brainwashing techniques.If they were deemed worthy("evil") by you then you would depart your sacred secret brainwashing knowledge unto them so that they could manipulate others. You are a child of the devil. ❋ HELL AWAITS (2005)

secret hand [lotion] available only to those hot dog [milkers] worthy to [receive it] ❋ Bite My Shiny Metal Ass (2005)

[smelly] [hippies] everywhere...... they are da [gubment]! ❋ I Defect From The Human Race (2004)

[Jehovah's] Witness'shidden meanings and interpitations to keep in or out of the cult /[Occult] conducrs and actions going on inside Leadres/Elders including not to exclude the Organizational Heads as they [polt] against God the one to whom they claim and one another in the congragations Even against the "Word",of God the almighty ❋ Beign There Done That (2005)

All [the Occult] [groupies] wanted a piece of the Occult Daddy. I could listen to Occult Daddy talk about [the Dark Lord] all day. Hands off Witches, that's MY Occult Daddy. ❋ Forever Wild Tarot (2019)

"Occult Psychology is a really crazy branch of psychology itself, even it seeks on the study of [occultism] and magic in logical ways considering the extraphysical part of both. It is a really nice area for the ones who like this part of psychology itself." "Occult Psychology might be useful in the future, mainly for understand [the occult] sciences in a logical way and the extraphysical part of them, uniting psychology with occultism and [extraphysics]." ❋ Full Monteirism (2021)