astronomical event

collocation in English

meaningsofastronomicalandevent

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astronomical
adjective
uk
/ˌæs.trəˈnɒm.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˌæs.trəˈnɑː.mɪ.kəl/
connected ...
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event
noun[C]
uk
/ɪˈvent/us
/ɪˈvent/
anything that happens, especially something important ...
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(Definition ofastronomicalandeventfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This full moon does not currently correspond directly to anyastronomicalevent, but is instead the 14th day of a lunar month, determined from tables.
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On one special occasion, the electricity to the entire town was shut off so people could enjoy anastronomicalevent.
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If it does refer to an actualastronomicalevent, is the source reliable?
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It was like watching some bizarreastronomicaleventthat you know you're never going to see again.
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These emissions can have a pattern, occur intermittently, or as a transientastronomicalevent.
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Occasionally an unusualastronomicaleventwas recorded.
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The possibility that such astronomical events as equinoxes, eclipses, or planetary alignments were also taken into account has not yet, to our knowledge, received serious consideration.
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Their contribution goes far beyond their observance of astronomical events and phenomena.
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These complexes are oriented and aligned according to specific astronomical events (primarily the sun's solstices and equinoxes) and are thought to have been observatories.
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Astronomical synchronisms rely on precise identification of astronomical events recorded in the historical record.
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The date can be corroborated with other mentions of astronomical events and a secure absolute chronology established, that ties the relative chronologies into our calendar.
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Astronomical events referred to in accounts of the battle would indicate 1016, rather than 1018 as the correct date.
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The main types of chronological synchronism are synchronisms with other historical chronologies, and synchronisms with precisely datable astronomical events.
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The guided tour include in-depth views of planets, constelations and other current astronomical events.
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Astronomers of the early twentieth century determined that such a combination of astronomical events is unlikely to recur for many thousands of years.
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They observed periodic calendrical rituals celebrating events such as solstices, and different centers were used for different astronomical events.
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Some rock alignments point out four or more directions, lunar events, the rising and setting of planets, some stars, and other astronomical events.
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The earliest texts to have been preserved are largely monumental inscriptions documenting rulership, succession, and ascension, conquest and calendrical and astronomical events.
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The prevailing scholarly opinion now is that the walls were designed for social and ceremonial purposes related to significant astronomical events.
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Together they began to map and assess the lines for their relation to astronomical events.
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