Noun
The hiding of a heavenly body from sight by the intervention of some other of the heavenly bodies; -- applied especially to eclipses of stars and planets by the moon, and to the eclipses of satellites of planets by their primaries.
Fig.: The state of being occult.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAn example of an occultation is when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, causing the Sun to disappear either entirely or partially. Source: Internet
However, in 1979, Voyager 1 observed an occultation of the star κ Centauri during its flyby of Jupiter, with differing results. Source: Internet
A rare event in astronomy is the passage of one planet in front of another ( occultation ), as seen from Earth. Source: Internet
Earth occultation occurred between 17:07 UT and 17:11 UT, during which the spacecraft transmitted X-band radio waves through Venus' atmosphere, gathering data on cloud structure and temperature. Source: Internet
In 1991, an occultation of the star SAO 93228 by Vesta was observed from multiple locations in the eastern United States and Canada. Source: Internet
In contrast, some Ismailis believed the Imamate did continue, and that the Imams were in occultation and still communicated and taught their followers through a network of dawah "Missionaries". Source: Internet