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plural noun
spots of light that appear to encircle the moon, resembling a string of luminous beads, visible immediately before and after a total eclipse, caused by the sun's light shining between the mountains on the moon's surface.
Compare diamond ring effect.
Origin:
named after Francis Baily (1774–1844), English astronomer who first described them
named after Francis Baily (1774–1844), English astronomer who first described them
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Baily's beads  (bā'lēz) Pronunciation Key
A discontinuous, beadlike pattern of sunlight visible along the edge of the darkened Moon's disk in the seconds before and after totality during a full solar eclipse. The pattern is caused by light shining through the uneven lunar topography silhouetted along the curved edges of the disk. Baily's beads are named after British astronomer Francis Baily (1774-1844), who first observed them in 1836. |
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