celestial event

collocation in English

meaningsofcelestialandevent

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celestial
adjective
uk
/sɪˈles.ti.əl/us
/sɪˈles.tʃəl/
of or from the sky or outside ...
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event
noun[C]
uk
/ɪˈvent/us
/ɪˈvent/
anything that happens, especially something important ...
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(Definition ofcelestialandeventfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Amateur astronomers have made significant contributions to the profession, and hobbyists have made discoveries such as finding an unknown celestial body orcelestialevent.
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The photograph does not necessarily correspond to acelestialeventon the exact day that it is displayed, and images are sometimes repeated.
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Of these, three were celestial events, whereas the other five were magical or miraculous in greater or lesser degree.
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Over time intervals of hundreds of millions of years, random celestial events pose a global risk to the biosphere, which can result in mass extinctions.
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Many temples have doorways and other features aligning to celestial events.
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He made many observations of celestial events such as lunar and solar eclipses.
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These almanacs also made future predictions concerning celestial events.
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At monthly meetings (open to the public) upcoming celestial events such as meteor showers, comets, occultations, and rare planetary alignments are announced.
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Members are interviewed by the local news media during unusual celestial events, and teach adult education courses in astronomy.
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Astronomy and the notion of human observation of celestial events would become central factors in the development of religious systems, writing systems, fine arts, and architecture.
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It takes its derisive title from what he regarded as the tendency of astronomers to make positivistic, overly precise, and premature announcements of celestial events and discoveries.
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The magazine is illustrated in full color, with both amateur and professional photography of celestial sights, as well as tables and charts of upcoming celestial events.
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Gamma-rays are generated by celestial events including supernova explosions, creation of black holes, destruction of positrons, and radioactive decay of the atomic nucleus of matter in space.
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