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| Bai·ly's beads [ bàyleez bdz ] |
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points of light around Moon: bright points of sunlight that briefly appear around the Moon immediately before and after a total eclipse of the Sun. They are caused by sunlight shining through valleys on the Moon.
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| [Mid-19th century. After Francis Baily (1774-1844), British astronomer] |
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